Mx4

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Up before the sun

I suppose sometimes it DOES pay to get up before the sun! I snapped this out our back door one day before school.

Grandparents lunch

PTSA hosts a special Grandparents lunch each September. The kids can each
in the lobby with their grandparents and little goodies are provided ( like these suckers Grams and Mack are holding)

Enjoying lunch! I was on hand to snap some pictures of the
early eaters because I helped set up.

Son day

I snuck out and captured some shots of Mike and Mason playing together in the yard.

Chattering to his daddy

" Swing!" Another favorite word of Mason's

Mason feels like a big kid now, climbing the ladder to the play set.
This makes this mommy pretty uneasy.

Come one, come all! Membership Drive 2013

PTSA sure has been keeping all four of us busy! This past week we were buried under projects to prepare for the membership drive which was held at Chick-Fil-A. In the past, the membership drive was held at the school where a spaghetti dinner was served. While it was nice to have it at school, it also meant that the PTSA had to set up the eating area and pay all the school staff who'd need to work extra hours. Chick-Fil-A has a program that allows schools to hold fundraisers in their restaurant and a percentage of each purchase would go towards our program. This also means no set up or take down and we could focus on drawing people in with raffles and giveaways. It turned out great with about 100 families from our school coming to have dinner as well as other community members who helped out just because they were there! I think the best part for the kids that came was seeing their teachers helping out . That night it poured rain nearly the entire time. The principal spent the evening drenched, escorting guests into the restuarant under an umbrella! What a great thing for the kids to see. All around, it was a great night!

The whole family has had a part in the PTSA!

The cow was a huge hit!

A cow AND a play place? I could hardly keep her still for a picture!

Sunday, September 8, 2013

More from the farm.

It is so pretty out at the farm in the evening light. I can't resit snapping a picture of two ( oh , who am I kidding, there were 177 on this trip) . Here are some more of them. I know those Hansfords in Arizona especially love to see what's going on at 10487 WCR 39.

The kids had so much fun when they realized they could climb on the fencing
and easily get atop this goat shed. I always smile when I see Mason and Brooklyn
together. Their baby pictures look so similar and you can still see their similarities.

Checking for eggs. Mason owns the place, he thinks.

Dad's got 6 or 7 cows right now. After working all day, he has a crown gathered at home,
waiting for him. Six horses, all the cows, two goats and a herd of chickens all call for him ( and his
side kick, Buddy) in unison as soon as they see his truck pull in. It really is fun to watch.

Oh this sweet boy.

Two headed goat? What's in the water out there, Papa?

This is one of the Morning Glories that are climbing the fence
at our house!

Celebration Saturday

James and Mack rode on the platform. Mack is wearing her Twombly Bears
t-shirt.

Fort Lupton got it's start back in 1836 when Lancaster Lupton established a fort along the South Platte river which became a very busy hub for fur traders. A lot would change over the next 177 years but every September the city comes together to celebrate it's begining with " Trapper Days". It's a big deal with lots of out of town visitors. This year the Mx4 ( Plus Grams) walked in the Trapper Days parade with the Twombly Elementary PTSA. The school's theme was " Superheros" so the girls of PTSA got to work, making no sew capes! We all had a lot of fun -even Mike who was coming off a 12 hour shift.