Living Locurto

A friend recently turned me on to this website and I LOVE it! She has so many cute printables, recipes and crafts. I can't wait to make the edible crayons!

Doin the Derby

We are beat after a very fun weekend. Our best friends, Matt and Joanie, were visiting this weekend. Joanie and I met 17 years ago when we became roommates at Fort Lewis College and we have been best friends ever since! The four of us have so much fun when we get together. This weekend was extra fun because it was Joanie's birthday and it was the weekend of the La Plata County Fair! We got to look at the 4H animals, go to the carnival and go to our favorite event of the year... the Demolition Derby. This was Dylan's first time at the derby and he loved it! He is now crashing his trucks into each other and saying he's "doing the derby".

Joanie and I in front of our dorm room window. Our room was on the 2nd floor of Camp / Snyder.

Watching the Derby while the kids eat their giant pixie sticks.

Winner of the of the derby. It is a bright pink station wagon with breast cancer awareness ribbons all over it This is the car we were cheering for the entire time.

Pancake breakfast for Joanie's birthday. Mimi sent Dylan some Star Wars pancake molds so we had Yoda, Darth Vader and Storm Trooper shaped pancakes. Thanks, Mimi!

Matt and Joanie if front of the mailboxes where they met almost 17 years ago! They both worked for the college and were putting fliers in the student mailboxes when they met. Ahhh....

Having lunch at Steamworks before Matt and Joanie hit the road.

Fort

We are very lucky to have such a talented man in the house. Drew is building this fort for the kids. We are very excited to camp up here!

Silly Swimmers

Here are a few photos of the kids swimming. Dylan has become a great swimmer this summer. I think he's taking after Holli.

Weekend with the Johnson's

We had a great weekend with Jay, Lindsey, Nola and Lila Johnson. These are some good friends who used to live in Durango and now live in Oklahoma. Jay is starting Medical School next week so they took a nice vacation before he has to hit the books. Seems like we spent most of the weekend eating but we also managed to get a few others things done. We played in the river, swam at the rec center, searched for cows and played Yahtzee. Good times!


Nola was Holli's first friend. They were both born in Durango, two months apart. Here they are playing in the river in Bayfield.

Summer's Ending

It's hard to believe that summer is almost over. Today we went shopping for Holli's school supplies. School registration is Monday, Aug 9th and the first day of school is Aug 23rd. We've decided to save the money and keep Dylan home one more year. One year of preschool is enough and I'm in no hurry to be alone during the day.

One of our favorite activities this summer has been the Durango West 2 Happy Hour. During the summer our neighborhood has a Happy Hour on Wed evenings. It's hosted by a couple of families that live on a cul-de-sac and is so much fun. It's a potluck, the kids ride bikes, the parents play corn hole and get to socialize. We have met so many nice families and the kids have met some great friends. Holli has met 3 other kids that will be starting Kindergarten with her in a couple of weeks. One of the friends she made is Lulu. It's funny because my best friend in Elementary School was Lulu. Wouldn't it be something if Holli has a best friend by the same name!

Our good friends, the Johnson's, from Oklahoma, are coming in town this evening. We're excited to spend the weekend with them.

Fiesta Days

Durango seems to have a lot of festivals. Along with each festival is a parade. When you have a parade there is a lot of candy. This week was Fiesta Days. This morning the kids and I headed into town to watch the parade. The kids were prepared with their candy buckets and were not disappointed.