Choo Choo, look who's 2!

Our little man is 2!  My, how time flies!  We celebrated up at my parents house in Evergreen with a small party of close family and friends.

A very cool balloon wreath made by me (thanks Internet, for all of your wonderful ideas)!



Train-themed table



Party favors - cake pops made by Angie

The birthday boy in his "2" shirt (sewn by Grandma)

Blowing out his candles

Sampling the birthday cupcakes

Delicious!

Present time!

Checking out some birthday loot with Daddy

Thomas card from Mommy and Daddy

Look at all those trains!

Trying out e fire station (thanks Uncle Zach!)

Birthday boy and Bompa

With Uncle Zach

With our good friend Terry

With Cookie

Checking out the toys with one of our good friend's daughters

With Grandma

With Abey

With Daddy

The Pretekin men

Happy Birthday sweet boy!  We love you more than you could ever know.  Cheers to another healthy, happy, and fun year!

Trick or Treat

This was Graham's first time really celebrating Halloween.  My original plan was to bring him to just a couple houses, but he was having such a great time we went all the way down our street and came back up the other side.  Graham didn't seem to care one way or the other about the candy, but he was VERY interested in the dogs and cats he saw in other people's houses.  We also couldn't quite get him to say "trick or treat;" he came out with a very friendly "hi" instead.  My sister, Angie (or Abe to our family and Abey to G) came with us.  We dressed up as dueling insurance mascots.  I was Flo for Progressive, Angie was the Geicko Gecko, and Graham was Mayhem from Allstate.

Forecast: Snow

The first snow of the season!  This was really the first time Graham explored during the snow, and he had a great time!  Although, he wasn't too sure about wearing mittens and we hadn't gotten snowpants yet, so his jeans got soaked.

Checking out the view on my parents' deck in Evergreen

More exploring

G and I LOVE to wear our cozy Uggs (fake Uggs or Fuggs for him) on cold days

Falling Into Fall

Graham, Cookie, Bompa, Zach, and I went to a Fall Festival at one of the local nurseries.  Graham loved all the Halloween themed sights! 

Checking out the vulture

Pumpkins

Cruising around

Graham and Mommy (LOVE this picture of us together)

Graham and Bompa posing in the train

Graham and I posing in the train

Graham's Elmo balloon

Happy Fall!

Graham and Bompa getting ready for the train ride to start

Graham and Bompa checking out the vulture

Checking out a big pumpkin

One of These Things is Not Like the Others...

Field Trip of Foliage

My sister, Angie (nicknamed Abe in our family...G often calls her Abey) and I took Graham to the Denver Botanic Gardens after I received some free passes. Neither of us had ever been there before, and we were so glad that we had the opportunity to go. The gardens are absolutely beautiful, and Graham really loved running around and looking at the different plants and flowers.

Me, Graham, and Angie

Love G's face...he's looking at a bird flying over



The Gardens currently has a Japanese influenced exhibit being shown.  Here is Angie by one of the bamboo sculptures



G checking out the flowers

Pretty yellow flowers...these were everywhere in the Gardens

These are called Lamb's Ears.  They are incredibly soft.

G checking out one of the water features

Another water feature

Another bamboo sculpture

This was beautiful with the mist rolling over.  Garden workers were also manicuring the area.

G taking a closer look

Beautiful view

Hibiscus flower

Another neat water feature

And again with the water feature

Very cool and unusual path, although it was a little bumpy for the stroller

Orchids

Close-up of a plant in the tropical enclosure

Checking out the tropical frogs with the help of Auntie Abe

The kid's garden

Running across the bridge in the kid's garden

Putting his feet in the water in the kid's garden