Dodgeball Champs!!

Ryan and a group of his friends from school get together every week on Wednesday nights to play dodgeball at the church. It's a nice way to take out some aggression from school. Well, a guy on their team entered them into a Dodgeball Tournament. There were 16 teams and it was double elimination. They had won every game but one and because they lost one it put them in the losers bracket causing them to play the same team they lost to again. They ended up winning against that team and that sent them onto the championship game against a team that was undefeated. They had to play two series of games, best out of 5 and they had to win them both in order to be the champions. They did and it was so much fun to watch them. We were so proud!

Ryan's Birthday!

Ryan had his birthday this past Monday. He had school until around 3:00 and then for dinner we went to the Grand Lux Cafe which was delicious. After dinner we came home and had ice cream cake that I made for him and opened his birthday present. It was a nice evening and Rafe loved the cake.

Uh Oh, Tractor Pa!

My mom sent us a video of my dad plowing tons of snow on his tractor. Rafe LOVES to ride on the tractor with Pa and so he loved watching this video of Pa. When the video would end he would become so concerned that Pa disappeared. All he would say over and over again was, "Oh No, Pa!!! Tractor, Pa? Pa, Tractor? Uh Oh, Pa!" It was the funniest thing the first time he watched it. My mom and I were laughing so hard. This is a more mild version of him watching Pa on the Tractor.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BOY!!!

We went to the Dr. yesterday and I was thinking we were going to have a girl but based on that thought I had a feeling it was going to be a boy just because I felt Rafe was going to be a girl. The second the Dr. started the ultra sound she said, "Oh, it's a BOY! 100% Boy!" I was kind of surprised but in a good way. Ryan had a feeling it was going to be a boy. So we are pleased to annouce that we are having our second boy. Rafe is excited to be a big brother. We asked him before we went to the Dr. if we wanted a brother or a sister and he said, "Bother". So a "Bother" he will have and his name is going to be Finn Michael Parks.

Hmmmm.....

Humoring Rafe by wearing his superhero pajamas on our heads. All Rafe's idea. He likes us to wear his clothes in our heads for some reason. Once again.....Silly Little Bean Head. First picture of me since I chopped my hair off in New Years Eve.

Fashion Statement!

Rafe was setting a new fashion statement. Diaper and Lightning McQueen shoes. Silly Little Bean Head.

Martin Luther King Day Weekend.

Well, it's been a nice long weekend with Ryan so we took advantage of that. Saturday we had such nice weather that we decided to pack up a lunch and take a walk in a really nice neighborhood in Parker. We looked at so many nice homes and there were a few for sale that were 6.2 million + dollars. These houses were huge and we had a really nice walk together with Rafe. Then after that we went for a drive to Castle Rock while Rafe napped in the car. He fell asleep eating his Cheetos. His hand was still in the bag. It was so funny.

Then today we went to the Denver Zoo. It was even nicer weather then Saturday. It was in the 60's and so nice to be outside enjoying it. Rafe loved the Zoo and especially the Zebras. We call them striped Ahsti's because he calls all horses Ahsti (one of my mom's horses). It was a great day and we had so much fun at the Zoo.