MOMS Club Fire Station Tour 2013

Today we went on a fire station tour with our MOMS Club friends.  The kids loved climbing all over the truck and sitting in the drivers seats.  They even got to try out the pole.  It was a fun morning.

 Cole and his buddy Liam

 Liam, Cole and Wyatt

Hot Air Balloons 2013

A couple weeks ago was the Hot Air Balloon Races in Reno.  We got up early and went to watch them launch.  We heard you can see them well from the top of the Circus Circus parking lot so we decided to try it this year.  We couldn't see them as close but it was nice not having to fight the crowds.

Hump Day at the Discovery Museum

In honor of the Camel Races in Virginia City this weekend, the Discovery Museum held a Hump Day event.  They brought in some of the camels and offered rides.  The boys couldn't wait to have a turn.  Now they are super excited to go to the camel races on Sunday and see the camels again.

 

This first picture is Cole pointing to a spider inside the museum.

Mount Rose Hike

We went hiking up at Mount Rose this morning.  There is an interpretive trail that is the perfect distance for Cole to hike.  We saw lots of twisted trees and caught a little frog.  It was nice to be up in the mountains with the trees.

Birds of Prey

Grandma took Cole to see the Birds of Prey.  He got to see several birds including falcons and owls.  A falcon even landed on his head.  He really enjoyed it and was excited to see the birds so close.

 



Trevor's First Day of 2nd Grade

Trevor starts 2nd grade today.  He is very nervous but I know he will do great once he gets to school.  He is growing up way to fast.

Hiking: Tahoe Falls

The boys are in Vegas for a few days with Nana and Pepaw so Craig and I decided to take a hike.  It was nice to hike without the boys asking if we are almost done or having to carry one of them.  I love waterfalls so we chose to hike a trail in Lake Tahoe that leads to a waterfall.  It was a fairly easy 5 mile round trip hike that was very scenic.  Parts of the trail we could see Lake Tahoe in the distance which is always a treat.  It was the perfect way to spend a Sunday morning.  Thanks for taking the boys Nana and Pepaw.

Scheels kids triathlon 2013

The boys did the triathlon this morning.  They each swam, biked 1.8 miles and ran .2 miles.  They were excited to get the medal at the end.  Both of them tried really hard and did a great job.

 Cole running to the finish line.

 Trevor about to finish.

 Their medals.

 Trying on his new swim cap he got in the goodie bag.

Trip to Oregon 2013

Last week the boys and I took a trip with Grandma to Oregon to visit Uncle Randy, Aunt Kristen, Brady and Molly.  The drive is pretty long so we broke it up into two days.  The first day we drove to Baker Or and spent the night.  We got up the next morning and headed to Hermiston.  On the way we stopped outside of La Grande to play in the river.  We caught a crawdad and tried catching fish.

 We spent the next two days in Hermiston visiting and playing with cousins.  The boys had a blast playing with Brady and Molly and can't wait to go back to see them.

 Silly faces

 We left Monday afternoon and spent the night in Caldwell Id.  The next morning we got up and went to the Boise Zoo.  We lucked out because they were having a dinosaur exhibit and a butterfly exhibit.  The boys love dinos and wanted their pictured taken with every one.

 At the butterfly exhibit I had two butterflies land on my arm.

 Waiting for a butterfly to land on them.  This is the closest one got.

 They stuck their heads up in the domes to see the prairie dogs up close.

 Cole was brave enough to touch a snake.

 Pretending they were dinos hatching out of the eggs.

It was a great trip and we look forward to going back soon.