Labor Day Weekend

To update a bit, Paxton and Bennett are having more fun with each other every day.  I think Paxton is realizing that Bennett is growing and learning and recognizes his big brother.  So Paxton hams it up and flops 

around like a maniac to get a giggle.  Bennett is on the VERGE of crawling.  He gets up on his hands and knees and sometimes in a half-push-up position.  Maybe he will figure it out soon.  He has also started rice cereal.  Neither he or I are too coordinated yet in getting the stuff to his belly but he eats it.  The other news - he has TWO BOTTOM TEETH.  Yes, aunt Roz discovered them while giving him a bottle.  

Which brings us to Labor Day weekend which we spent in Colorado.  It was great, the Roaches are so fun and they have a nice home they share with any who make the drive.  The boys did very well in the car, much to my surprise they handled it fine.  Driving from Grand Junction over to Denver is very pretty with steep canyons and lots of evergreen trees.  There's a stretch of river rafting that looks like fun for the next trip.  So this pic shows our group in the dugout at the Rockies' stadium which we toured on Saturday.  They let us walk behind home plate but not on the grass.  If they'd been in town I'm sure we would have gone to see them play.

At lunchtime we drove through the madness of downtown Denver trying to get to an event which ended in frustration so we went to a park instead where Paxton found some friends.  

One little girl taught him how to slide down a pole.  He is not shy when it comes to a playground full of kids.  








While the boys stayed at the park I visited the Denver Botanical Gardens which were next door.  They had many of the same plants we see here with just a few exceptions.  The fountains with cactus were really pretty.  Sunday was great to spend with everyone after we attended church where little Cortney was blessed by Dave.  The ward there was very friendly.

While driving home Monday we stopped in Vail at a park just to get out and discovered they had clay tennis courts.  Neither Jared or I have ever played on clay so we took the opportunity.  Paxton had his racket too while Bennett rolled around on a blanket...his favorite past time lately.  The pic shows Jared brushing the court afterwards.  Even though the surface looks like concrete in the photo, it was sort of a green color with a fine gravel like top.

 Grandma Leslie packed a present for Paxton and he played with it the entire way home. Above is the most recent pic of Bennett, such a cutie, in our opinion!