Big news this week for Jude. After many weeks of having a very wiggly front tooth it finally came out. He was looking at the lions at the zoo where he was wiggling it a little like he always does and it just came out in his hand. He was very, very excited. He came home and proudly showed me his tooth. That night the tooth fairy came and gave him $2 for that special tooth.

This came just a few days after we got back from Keystone where we had a wonderful time with the Dahlen family. The kids all enjoyed themselves with all the fun activities which included a hike with all five cousins while Nate and I were golfing – well done Mandy and Marcy!

Our last night in Keystone was a little disappointing. Every Friday night they have free gondola rides to the top of the mountain where there is free entertainment and lots of fun things for the kids. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and it was cold and rainy. We did manage to get a group photo at the top during a break in the rain.

This weekend Marcy took the kids up to the “Insectival” at the Butterfly Pavilion where they had all kinds of insect-type fun stuff for kids. Jude had his face painted and found fishing for crawdads very engrossing: