A Visit to Teddy and Charlie's

Today, the three of us drove up to Denver.  We hadn't seen Uncle Dave, Teddy, and Charlie in awhile, and with the advent of the school year, we figured we better get up to see them pronto.  We first went to lunch at Mustard's, which is a little hot-dog joint about a mile from Dave's house.  The kids all feasted on hot dogs, fries, and juice.  We then went back to Dave's for a little rest and conversation.  The boys spent time with nature's babysitter, the Wii.

It was a beautiful day--a little overcast, so not too hot.  There's a nice park a couple blocks away, so we walked to it...well, the adults walked.  The kids ran, and stopped when we shouted at them to stop.  I guess we all could have run, but I think the fascination with running everywhere ends around age nine.

Once we got to the park, it was all playtime.  Somehow Uncle Dave got the responsibility of being the swing-pusher.

The kids also played on some four-seat teeter-totter device.

At some point, they got tired and wanted to go home.

Dave was kind enough to have some beers at his place, so we relaxed on his porch talking, again allowing Wii to watch the kids.  Gotta love technology :-)  We left in the late afternoon.  It's always fun seeing the Rankins.

On the car ride home, I tried to surreptitiously record Bode playing with Mommy's phone.  Obviously I was not successful.

Overall, we had a nice weekend.  We did have a scare on Saturday.  I received a call from our neighbor, who informed us Harley was out in the cul-de-sac.  Evidently the little bitch dug a hole through the fence.  He said she seemed out of breath--he thinks she made a trek around the neighborhood, chasing rabbits and what not, and then came home (thankfully).  He managed to get her back in the fence, and temporarily plugged the hole.  I spent Saturday evening with hammer and nails, securing the perimeter.  She's a mischievous little dog.

First day of kindergarten tomorrow.  We'll all nervous.  Well, I'm nervous.  Bode seems fine :-)