Busy Day

Scott had some passes for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, so he and Carter headed out one day.  They had a lot of fun and Carter had lots of stories when he returned.

About how the dinosaur tried to eat him.

That the Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that.

Olaf was there.

There were camel rides.

And, digging for fossils.

It was a busy day.

Phone Thief

Urban Kayaking

After a day of urban kayaking, you usually need a drink.

Colorado and breweries go hand in hand lately.  Carter loves to go with us every once in a while because they typically have food trucks and he gets to pick fun drinks.  We went to Nighthawk Brewery one night and Carter got an apple ginger soda.  He thought he was big stuff.

Prom...Really?

It seems slightly crazy to be writing about my 4 year old going to prom, but it really happened. Because Scott was the senior class sponsor this year, he was very involved with all things prom. Since Carter had "assisted" with the powder puff game, participated in the homecoming parade with the Seniors and attended other events with Scott, a lot of the kids knew him.  Scott decided to take Carter to the dance with him, since he was chaperoning it.  They both looked pretty cute.

Carter also had some sweet dance moves.

Carter was probably more excited than he should have been, but not for the same reasons as most of those who go to prom.  They were going to have a chocolate fountain at the dance and he could hardly contain his excitement.  I mean just look at the loving look.

Easter Sunday

On Easter Sunday, Carter woke up very excited to see what the Easter Bunny had left him and search for more eggs.  We definitely got lots of egg hunting done this year.  His excitement is always great.

After Easter at home, we had a wonderful brunch with the Maresh's.  Love being able to spend time with more family.

Easter with Cousins

We were able to spend Easter Saturday with the Helmick's, Decola's and Carlucci's again this year.  I know I say this on every post with Carter and his cousins, but I love that they can all grow up together and play.  Looking forward to watching their friendships continue to grow.

Aunt Gayla and Uncle Dan made a wonderful dinner and did an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.  Each one had a different color eggs again, and they had to find the ones assigned to them.  And, they were actually hidden. :)  They had a great time searching for them and then all sitting down together and checking out what was in their eggs.  We were also able to get a picture of the kids.

Easter Egg Hunt

We tried a different Westminster Easter Egg Hunt this year.  Carter was very excited about going and "hunting" for eggs.  When we go there, we realized it was another scramble approach.  It wasn't really a hunt and there were no hidden eggs.  Carter didn't care.

He was ready for when they said go and quickly ran out to collect some candy in his basket.  He liked to either show us what he picked, or inspect it before putting it in his basket.  It definitely hampered how much he was able to collect, but that was totally fine with us.  It was a gorgeous day and he had a great time.

Pinterest fail

I will gladly admit that I love to find projects, meals, etc on pinterest.  I decided we should try a different method for dying the Easter eggs this year.  The method we choose was to put food color in shaving cream to give kind of a tie-dyed effect.  We got everything ready, rolled our hard boiled eggs in the mix and quickly came out with all dark green and/or brown eggs.  All the colors mixed and were not expertly colored.  When you wiped off the shaving cream, there was no color left on the egg.  And, it was MESSY.  Carter didn't care, but I am guessing we will just stick with normal egg dyeing next year...or find a new pinterest project. :)

Safety First

Since Carter received a new bike for his birthday, a helmet was next on the list.  Scott took Carter by the store after school one day and this is what Carter picked.  He loves it!  It works for 4-wheeling too.