So, when it comes to life at Glacier Peak, whenever something ridiculous happens, Charline and I, among others, have a tendency to "beat a dead horse." Actually, it's more like we beat the dead horse, skin it, boil it, make it into glue, then glue all the parts back together, revive it, only to beat it again. There is no joke too old or too ridiculous. It's not to be mean, it's just that we need to laugh, a lot, in our line of work! This is what happens when all the jokes come together and are inflicted upon the new fifth grade teacher, Cory, on his birthday during Happy Hour at the Lonestar. Just a few key phrases: Trick or Trunk Kitty Flicker Asian Silk Basted Meat Book Fair Wish List Big Dog Rubber Band READ Hot Glue. All that's missing is a cupcake with a large dollop of half-licked day-glo orange frosting at the next Skate City Party.
Charline's my inspiration. You should check hers out too...but don't be surprised to see a lot of the same stuff!! http://crazypants-charline.blogspot.com
On Saturday we picked up Owen for a cousin day, and met up with Julie, Troy, Ty and Tanner at Jump Street. How do I even describe Jump Street? It's only the coolest place ever! They have a kiddie area with inflatable jumpy castles for the little ones, but then there's the trampoline madness! A bunch of trampolines all hooked together, and other trampolines mounted at a 45 degree angle around the edges. Then people just jump around. It's crazy! People flipping off the walls, flying across the room. It's so awesome! They also have a trampoline dodge ball court. We had a blast! Here's the boys in the inflatable basketball court. Riley driving the Mac truck with sirens. We didn't get it either. Down they go! The best thing to do is to watch the video below. You'll see someone flipping, Julie double bouncing Tanner, Ty doing some preschooler acrobatics, Owen bouncing as high as he can without losing his pants, and a triple toddler knockdown!
After a good trampoline adventure, the boys were ready for dinner. Naturally, we took them to Hooters!! Hmmm...what looks good? Yay for Hooters! What a great day with our buddies! Hey, if you're reading this, let me know! Click on the comments link just below and leave a note!
After Trick or Trunk it was off to Mary's 70's-themed 30th Birthday party! Hot Lips and Hawkeye redux. I do NOT look good as a blond. Mary as Roller Girl. Love the shorts! Ron Burgundy and Roller Girl take a spin. Phil as..Phil, Susan and Mark
Ever since Glacier Peak opened, we've had a great event called Trick or Trunk. Parents volunteer to decorate their cars, kids donate candy, and then they all come in costume and trick or treat at the cars. It's a great community event, AND we have the added bonus of not having to deal with costumes at school. I know, I know, we all loved wearing our costumes to school. But in this day and age of needing to take advantage of every day we have with the students, increased safety awareness in schools, and diverse populations, not to mention the fact that kids in costumes are completely insane, we really prefer Trick or Trunk! I've had the privelege of helping plan the event for the past several years, and it's always a great evening! Here's Mary as Cookie Monster (It's Doug's costume, and I have NO IDEA how he wore it!), Cindy as a tourist, and Jenn as a spider. Dozer was there as the chubbiest spider I've ever seen! Riley was Tiger Woods, and I was an old school golfer. I gotta admit, we're pretty cute! Lindsay with her little punkin, Lilly The eye of the Tiger. My CK buddy, me and Ri!
Much like the website kicking everyone trying to buy Rockies World Series tickets, Blogger is giving me problems uploading my pics. I have some WICKED good ones from this past weekend, so check back soon! And if you're from Charline's side of the fam, don't be shy, leave a comment!!
I just love this picture of Ethan and his dog, Logan. During the Meyer's Bronco party, we all looked out the window and Ethan and Logan were just sitting outside in the lawn, just the two of them. How cute is that!?
Last weekend we went to the Harvest Festival at Karl's Dairy Farm. They had little booths, a petting zoo, jumping castles, and a pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkin. Riley, Gran and I rode a miniature donkey cart. Wait. The cart wasn't miniature, the donkeys were. What? Right. Jumping is always fun! Riley's become more of a dardevil after jumping on Owen's trampoline at his house. Auntie Holli took Riley in to the petting zoo where they had goats, rabbits, pigs and piglets, a donkey and her baby, cows, and horses. And then an outdoor sink to wash up! This pumpkin is just right!
After going to the Wild Card game, we decided that we brought the Rockies a little luck. So we went to the last game of the Rockies-Phillies Division Series, which the Rockies won, sweeping the Phillies and moving on to the Conference Series. Steve surprised me by asking Charline to babysit Riley and treated me to a date night. It was great! The clock tower. I think this is Kazuo Matsui up at bat Victory! And since that went so well, we decided we HAD to go to the fourth game of the Rockies-Diamondbacks game to make sure they swept them too and headed for the WORLD SERIES! Mary and Doug joined us in section 347, which is the edge of the world inside Coors Field. It was awesome! The playoff atmosphere was supercharged, and after the win it was over the top! I haven't seen partying like that since the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. Rally Towels! Doug is a CRAZY baseball fan! Mary and Me! Me and the Hubster Awww... Getting ready to present the National League Championship Trophy Here we are! Smoke from the fireworks in the distance. World Series, here we come!
Ever since Scout died in August of '06, I've been watching Harley, and he'd seemed so sad! We decided it was time to get him a friend. We went to Lifeline Puppy Rescue in Brighton www.lifelinepuppy.org. They are an all-volunteer group that rescues litters of puppies from shelters in Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico that don't have the resources to take care of them. When I looked online, I instantly fell in love with this little guy! Melo is a border collie/black lab mix (we think), and has a lot of Scout-y mannerisms. Harley pretty much ignored Melo for the first few days, but now they pal around and wrestle all the time! Riley's loving his new little buddy too! I just love this picture! Priceless!
Here's the boys in the inflatable basketball court.
Riley driving the Mac truck with sirens. We didn't get it either.
Down they go! The best thing to do is to watch the video below. You'll see someone flipping, Julie double bouncing Tanner, Ty doing some preschooler acrobatics, Owen bouncing as high as he can without losing his pants, and a triple toddler knockdown!
Hmmm...what looks good?
Yay for Hooters!
Hot Lips and Hawkeye redux. I do NOT look good as a blond.
Mary as Roller Girl. Love the shorts!
Ron Burgundy and Roller Girl take a spin.
Phil as..Phil, Susan and Mark
Here's Mary as Cookie Monster (It's Doug's costume, and I have NO IDEA how he wore it!), Cindy as a tourist, and Jenn as a spider. Dozer was there as the chubbiest spider I've ever seen!
Riley was Tiger Woods, and I was an old school golfer. I gotta admit, we're pretty cute!
Lindsay with her little punkin, Lilly
The eye of the Tiger.
My CK buddy, me and Ri!
Riley, Gran and I rode a miniature donkey cart. Wait. The cart wasn't miniature, the donkeys were. What? Right. 
Jumping is always fun! Riley's become more of a dardevil after jumping on Owen's trampoline at his house.
Auntie Holli took Riley in to the petting zoo where they had goats, rabbits, pigs and piglets, a donkey and her baby, cows, and horses. And then an outdoor sink to wash up!
This pumpkin is just right!
The clock tower.
I think this is Kazuo Matsui up at bat
Victory!
Rally Towels!
Doug is a CRAZY baseball fan!
Mary and Me!
Me and the Hubster
Awww...
Getting ready to present the National League Championship Trophy
Here we are! Smoke from the fireworks in the distance.
World Series, here we come!
I just love this picture! Priceless!
