First, here is the nest that is being built over our doorway. The birds (pictured below) were trying to build it over our front light, but Evan broke their nest. Well, they are persistent little things, and they started building it on our doorframe. I took pity on their dedication and have forbidden all tearing down of this nest and have Elisabeth as my ally for the argument. Evan is none too pleased, but the birds are so pretty and it's so interesting watching them build their nest. You see, it is a mud nest, and they do a layer a day of mud, grass, and sticks. It's like a built in science lesson!
Aren't they pretty?!
The weather here is so odd. It's gorgeous in the mornings and then by 3:00PM, it starts clouding up and getting stormy. We see lightening every day. One day, after 3 attempts at going to the park and getting poured on once, we were rewarded with rainbows! There were two, but I think you can only see the one in this picture.
Then it clouded up again. This was one attempt at going to the park. Look at these things! They are scary and close and HUGE. I love/fear them.
So, after boo-hooing in my other post about how being a SAHM sucks, my bestest friend Mel gave me some other military wives to get in contact with and some links to pursue for mommy and me groups and whatnot. Well, I took her advice and, last Thursday, I googled parenting groups in the area. I am happy to say that I joined 3 new groups and even went to an event that Friday! One group is a walking moms club that meets every Friday at an awesomely breathtaking park in downtown Colorado Springs and walks 3 miles along the trail. Elisabeth made a friend and did not complain one bit about the long walk and I got to meet quite a few moms who are new to the area, from out of state and have husbands in the military. One lady's husband had left that Wednesday for a year long rotation to Afghanistan and they have an almost two year old. It made me appreciate that Evan is home with us right now and that we don't have to worry about him being deployed anytime soon (knock on wood). Then, I joined a book club for GROWN UPS with NO KIDS. Their first meeting in June I'll be gone for Brian and Stephanie's wedding in Pekin, but I am so there for July's. And, lastly, I have another group that meets for playdates throughout the week at parks, libraries, etc. It was so nice to actually have plans on Friday. It was nice to see Elisabeth play with kids and be able to say, "See you next week!". And, it's nice to be getting to know our new community.
Alright, enough about me. I'll talk a little Evan for a while. :) Evan's doing great. He jumped right back into parenting (including night time parenting!) without so much as a backwards glance (not that he had any choice, but he has done it voluntarily). He is still the rookie at his office, but will be getting promoted to Captain in July! Elisabeth will get to pin him at his pinning ceremony! He is doing a great job of answering my overwhelmed/panicked/fed up texts about the girls throughout the day and is very understanding when I leave him at night to go on a walk by myself while he gives the girls baths and gets them ready for bed. I shall still keep him.
Evan and his beautiful dinosaur magnetic masterpiece.
That dinosaur is going to eat my baby!
The tour was the best part. Despite the lady's droning, oddly northernish accented voice that made me want to scratch her eyeballs out, she was a vat of information. She took all the questions with lots of patience. Also, that bone she's holding is a real one and not a replica and we all got to touch it!!!!!!!
Poor Julala passed out half way through. :(
Not a dinosaur, but some sort of pre-elephant animal. It was part of the darwin exhibit. It was neat-o.
These pictures were taken in the car on the way back down the mountain. Woodland Park is 8,500 ft. up, which is quite high, if you ask me.
