Free TV and a Wine Rack

The nice weather on Saturday aided in our efforts to clean out the garage. Drake helped with the cleaning and Tanner played in the yard, played with the garden hose, and helped "mop" up the leaves.

We set out a couple items on the curb and Drake decided that we should make some signs for them and put them up around the neighborhood. You can check out one of the signs. They must have worked - both the TV and the wine rack are gone! Although our organizational projects are taking awhile to complete, we are definitely making progress. Two cars in the garage and no scraping ice in the mornings - that is progress.

Speaking of progress, the Huskers beat Kansas State on Saturday night to wrap up the Big 12 North Championship. I'm already looking forward to watching the game in Minneapolis with my family.

The Wizard of Oz

It was quite ironic that after we got home from Wicked on Sunday afternoon, Marshall found The Wizard of Oz on TV. We were able to tape the show and Drake has been addicted to it all week (a huge incentive for getting homework done this week).

I've enjoyed watching it as well and "catching" some of the things I missed in Wicked. I'm also enjoying singing the songs with Drake. I hope the show generates as many good memories for Drake as it has for me.

You know it has been a big hit when he is choosing it over watching football. Then again, it was CU football - can't say those games are really worth watching these days..........

A "Wicked" Weekend

I'm not sure you can officially say that a weekend starts on a Thursday, but what the heck, I'll say it did. It was actually a pretty crazy week at the Peavy household - a busy work week for Marshall and training for me (plus "regular" life stuff). I started my weekend with dinner with my good friend at the Squeaky Bean in the Highlands. It works out perfectly - I don't have to drive through the central Denver rush hour traffic after training, and I get to have a night out for dinner and catch up with a friend.

The "weekend" continued on Friday when I met another friend and her sister for lunch downtown. She was visiting from Nebraska and we hadn't seen each other in several years. We met at "Fun camp" in Wayne, Nebraska back in 8th grade! Although we always were able to send yearly Christmas cards and have reconnected on Facebook, it is always great to catch up with someone in person. What a special treat for my Friday!

The festivities continued on Friday night with dinner on the town to celebrate the hubby's birthday. We enjoyed dinner and drinks in LoDo at Gumbo's (we even had a celebrity siting - Champ Bailey of the Denver Broncos. After dinner, we decided we had a enough time for a drink and headed across the street to the Wine Loft. I'm so glad I have cool friends that introduce me to new places :) What a great way to celebrate the birthday of my wonderful husband - having him all to myself.








Saturday was pretty lazy - hunkering down for the snow and cheering on the Huskers to victory with my boys. We also enjoyed cupcakes with the boys to celebrate Marshall's birthday.


Sunday morning brought lots of snow and an outing downtown for us without the kids (we believe this is the first time we have ever gotten a sitter for a "daytime" activity - wow). Anyway, we headed down to Jackson's Hole to watch some football with the women and friends from my fantasy football leagues. We grabbed some drinks and food and enjoyed catching up with some folks and taking in a little football. So far, this week is looking good for the Peavy household - we've got 2 victories wrapped up and one with a pretty good potential for a win....... Down with Todd Heap!

We then headed to see Wicked for the afternoon matinee. I had heard so many great things about the show and it definitely lived up to the hype. I didn't know the story line nor the music and thoroughly enjoyed all the twists and turns of the show. What a great, great way to wrap up the weekend. Definitely a wicked weekend.



Oh, and finding $20 floating in the gutter by the car downtown and coming home to the boys' snowman was pretty wicked too.

Football Saturdays (and Sundays and Mondays)

Fall is definitely football time at the Peavy household. College game day is on bright and early and Drake has really taken to watching the games and understanding the rules. And in the morning, he wakes right up and asks who won the game we were watching that night. Last weekend, it happened to be the Huskers on Saturday night and the Broncos on Monday night so he was very into the games (as was I - Dad was gone both nights).

I now get updates from Drake during the games - interception for a touchdown Mom, 4th and goal now, 7 to 3 now Mom. And it's pretty funny how Drake someone is always cheering for the winning team.

Here's a video of the boys this Saturday. We're gearing up for the Nebraska/Kansas today.

GO BIG RED!!!!

Crazy Hair Day

Friday was Crazy Hair Day at school for Drake. He requested blue and red color so I headed to Walmart after training on Thursday to try and find some. I rarely go to Walmart, but it was close to campus and I thought the chance of finding hair color at Walmart would be quite high. I was presently surprised during this trip: no one was there, I actually "shopped" around a bit and came away with a few things we needed (bleach, over cleaner, spaghetti sauce) in addition to the temporary hair color (which was NOT easy to find btw).

Both Marshall and I worked on Drake's hair on Friday morning. This is by far the most time we have spent on Drake's hair - we rarely even get a brush through it in the morning! Marshall "goo-ed" it all up with his gel into a mohawk and then I added red - and then blue with sparkles. It was actually a fun Friday morning and Drake was really enjoying himself.

When Marshall dropped him off at school, he said Drake was so proud and all smiles. It sounded like a nice day and according to Drake, he had the coolest hair.



Enjoying some breakfast while Mom took pictures



Our Crazy Boy

Seattle Vacation Part III

Sunday was a last day in Seattle. Drake and I took full advantage and enjoyed taking a ferry ride over to Vashon Island. We didn't have anything to do when we got there, but just enjoyed sitting by the water and chatting. I can hardly believe that Drake will be 6 in a couple months. I couldn't be prouder of him - doing so well in his school



Hanging on the dock




With my big boy

We met the rest of the family and family friends at the ferry dock and went to Lincoln Park for a little hike and the playground. Tanner fell down the slide and got a fat lip and bloody nose so we headed home. But, Drake was able to head to the beach and skip rocks with Michelle and Marshall.



Skipping Rocks

We headed for the airport on Sunday afternoon and were even able to catch a glipmse of Mt. Rainier from the airport and airplane. A truly perfect way to wrap up our wonderful trip to Seattle. I couldn't have scripted it any better.

Seattle Vacation Part II

Saturday morning started with a hike through Fauntleroy Park - which is within walking distance of Jim and Michelle's house. The boys enjoyed the exploring and almost everyone in the Peavy household took a spill during the hike (a little slippery after the rain the night before). But, we enjoyed our outing and came home to doughnuts (are you sensing a theme here?) from Bob and Claudia.



The morning hike (love this picture)



Exploring!

Saturday afternoon brought an outing at the Junction in West Seattle for their Trick or Treating. Tanner really didn't want to have anything to do with his Firefighter costume so fortunately, we could claim he was a Wayne State College Wildcat. Go cats! (of course, he was telling everyone he was a firefighter)......

The weather was great and the boys really pulled in some loot. It was a great activity and fun to see all the costumes on display.



Our Wildcat



Dr. Drake



Enjoying the Trick or Treating

Saturday night we enjoyed some trick or treating in Michelle and Jim's neighborhood and then had a wonderful salmon dinner prepared by Michelle and Jim - that's what I call a real "treat" (of course, we all had some Halloween treats as well).




We wrapped up the night with a Halloween party at the neighbors. Busy - and great - day.

Seattle Vacation Part I

In an effort to feel like Drake's start of Kindergarten hasn't taken away all of our "schedule freedom", we booked a trip in June to take advantage of Drake's October fall break. I'm discovering that not everyone is so fortunate to have a fall break as I think October is a great time to travel. We were able to find some great fares to Seattle and stayed with Marshall's sister and husband so free lodging as well. And Marshall's parents came over from the "east side" so we had a mini-family reunion as well. What a treat!!!

Of course, our travel ended up coinciding with an abnormal fall storm that brought 2 feet of snow to Denver. With that knowledge, we decided to try and fly stand by on Wednesday morning and take an extra day of vacation. Luckily, we had no trouble getting seats on that flight and made it out on Wednesday morning. We didn't do much on Wednesday - except relax, nap, and enjoy the fact that we did make it to Seattle.

Thursday morning was a bit rainy so we ventured out with our umbrellas to the doughnut shop down the hill. Marshall's sister and brother-in-law live in West Seattle in a great neighborhood - and with a view of the water (I enjoyed just sitting in their front room enjoying the view with a cup of coffee).



Trip for Doughnuts


When Marshall's parents arrived with the van (and car seats), we ventured over to the Seattle Center for our visit to the Space Needle and the Children's Museum. It was a great day and just enough activity for the boys. We ate lunch in the food court right above the Children's Museum - it was perfect. We then ventured back home for some naps, relaxing, and then out to dinner at Elliot Bay Brewpub in West Seattle. It was the perfect place to enjoy some beers, dinner, and baseball.




Space Needle




At the top of the Space Needle


Friday brought another outing to Seattle. We took the water taxi from West Seattle to the Seattle water front. The last day of the season for the taxi was Oct 31st, so we were fortunate to be able to ride the taxi. The boys enjoyed the ride on the boat and Marshall and I enjoyed the views of the Seattle skyline during the short trip. We then toured the famous Pike Place Market - the boys were not impressed (so we got them doughnuts) and Marshall and I were able to check things out for a bit - and get Marshall some of his Market Spice Tea.



Water Taxi Ride

After checking out the market, we headed back down to the water front and met our brother-in-law at the aquarium. The boys loved the tide pools (and touching the starfish and other creatures), the diver "show", and the river otters. What a great activity for the boys. We then rode the taxi back to West Seattle and took the scenic drive back along Alki Beach. It's so great to have locals to be our "tour guides".



At the Aquarium - Right on the Waterfront

We enjoyed some drinks when Michelle got home from work and the boys "helped" Uncle Jim with the firewood. A nice dinner in and family time wrapped up Friday night.



Friday Night Dinner