Rocky Mtn National Park - Camping with the Westers

We had our final weekend of camping before the baby came. We decided to go with Hailey and her family to Rocky Mountain National Park again. We stayed at Moraine Park campground. We got up to the campground around 4 and starting getting the camp site ready. Hailey had bought a little chair for Brayden and Kira to each have. They thought it was so fun to sit in their very own chair that was just their size. As you can see they didn't do much sitting they were constantly climbing on the rocks around the campground and being really brave (a little too brave at times) as they jumped off the rocks.
After eating a very yummy peach cobbler it was time to go to bed and while Brayden had become a pro at sleeping in the tent this was Kira’s first time of the year. Our tents basically touched so what was said in one tent could be heard in the other. After getting Brayden to sleep in about 5 minutes Jared and I then listened to Kira for the next 30 minutes or so saying, “Hi Mommy”, “Hi Daddy”, “Go Nigh Nigh”. The next morning as soon as the sun came up around 5:30 so was Kira. I don’t think she understood why her mom and dad were still trying to sleep when it was light outside. We then heard her say, “Hi Mommy”, and “Hi Daddy” over and over again. Hailey later told us that she kept poking her finger in Cale’s eye trying to get him to open his eyes and wake up. She finally went back to sleep and we were able to get a little more rest before we started our day. The next day we rode up Trail Ridge Road, I am not a fan of the road, it is really steep and I have decided I am scared of heights.

At the top it was really cold and windy so we ate our packed lunch inside the visitor center. We decided to head back to camp in hopes of taking a family nap. It was fun crawling into the tent to all lay down for a bit.
We had smores after dinner and Brayden kept trying to sneak marshmallows out of the bag. The next morning we had breakfast and packed up and headed for home.

Kira turns 2

Hailey put together a really fun party at a park near her house. She invited some of Kira’s friends from nursery, Brayden and Crosby to join in on the fun. It was funny because Kira was the only girl at the party. I went over to Hailey’s before nap to help her get things ready for the party. We cut up fruit and made some salads. We headed over to the park around 5 to set up. We put up a banner, balloons, and table clothes. The theme was animals and the kids all got an animal hat that were really cute. Brayden was a giraffe. We ate pizza, salad, and fruit and then the kids played for awhile. All the kids had a great time climbing and going down the slides. Brayden like always was really brave and was climbing up things that we making me very nervous.
After the kids played for awhile we headed over for cake. Kira really liked the cake and was very sad when her first piece hit the floor, but she forgot about it as she finished every bite of her second piece.
After cleaning up the party Brayden and I went back to Hailey’s to watch Kira open her gifts. Kira got several gifts, but the best gift was the kitchen. Brayden and Kira played with the kitchen for about 45 minutes and would have played longed, but it was way past bedtime. The party was so much fun and Brayden had funny telling Kira “Happy Birthday” over and over all day. I am so glad that we live by each other so we can share these fun days together.