Spring Break Bowling

This week is Spring Break. We wanted to go to Washington Park in downtown Denver. I have never been there, the Paynes took the kids several years ago when we were in Peru picking up Wade from his misson. There is a little lake in the middle of the park and you can rent canoes and paddleboats. There are 3 miles of trails and you can rent different kinds of bikes, the kids call them bus cycles. They have 2 bench seats, a canopy top, and pedals. They also have bicycles built for two. We looked it up online, and it said open "weather permitting." It was a nice day and we were very disappointed when we got there and it was closed. It is a seasonal business and only open during the summer. We were grumpy for a few minutes and then decided to go bowling instead. Britta went first.

Ryan was up next. 

Look at that style! 

Blake is hoping for a strike! 

 While waiting for their turn, Blake and Britta posed for a picture. Britta says she gets asked quite often at school if she and Blake are twins. I didn't think they looked that much alike, but in this picture I can see why people might say that.

 We had fun waiting for our turns to bowl.

 We paid for an hour and weren't quite able to finish our second game. Ryan won the first game, and I won the second game. Silly Blake didn't want bumpers, so his score was low. Of course we had to tease him about that. We aren't the best bowlers, but we always have fun!

Ryan Plays Basketball

 Ryan decided he wanted to play 7th grade basketball at school this year. I really like middle school sports because everyone who is interested gets to play; there are no cuts. Everyone gets equal playing time, it's not so competitive that the best players are the only ones who play when the score is close. There were 4 C teams and Ryan was on one of them.

Ryan was really good at blocking. 

 The boys focused hard on the game.

Passing the ball back into play.  

 Coach Butler gives the boys some advice during a time out. 

This was Ryan's first time playing basketball on an organized team. He enjoyed trying something new.

Kimberlea's Birthday Party

Wade and Kimberlea both had to work on her birthday, so they celebrated today. They invited us over for dinner. Wade cooked pork chops and potatoes and I brought rolls. It was a delicious birthday dinner. Time for presents! Kimberlea collects snow globes, and Wade ordered one from Kansas, since that is where she grew up. It has a little tornado inside.

    

 Kimberlea loves shoes! You could say she collects those too, so she loved these cute boots.

 I gave her these scrabble tiles that spell Palmer.

Even adults like to open presents! 

 She was excited about these lights to put along their driveway.

 For her birthday cake, she wanted cheesecake from Village Inn. Kimberlea just had hers plain, but they had several toppings to choose from. I put caramel on half of mine and cherries on the other half. Happy Birthday Kimberlea!

The boys love to play Rock Band whenever we get together at Wade's. 

 Look at that concentration! They take their parts seriously even though it is a video game.

They trade off the different instruments on each song. I enjoy watching them having fun together. 

Dagny Returns to the Hospital

 

 

 Sweet little Dagny has RSV and is in the hospital. Landon texted me Wednesday morning at 6:30 am to say they were on their way to Dr. Stage's office, and he sent them to SkyRidge Hospital. I took these pictures Friday night, and they are going home tomorrow, so she will have been here for 3 and a half days. She has a nasty cough that sounds like it hurts. She has so much mucus that she throws up every time they feed her. She kept trying to chew on her IV, so they put this pink stretchy fabric over her arm.

 

 

She is attached to so many tubes it is hard to hold her, so most of the time they just prop her up to feed her.  

 

 

 Landon brought her mobile from home to make her stay more enjoyable. Megan is staying here day and night. Landon spends the night at the hospital and goes home early in the morning to shower and go to work, then he comes straight to the hospital after work. I wanted to take a picture of them with Dagny and they said, "We don't know how to look, we don't want to smile because this isn't a happy time. We don't want to look like we are enjoying this." I told them they were funny and we all ended up laughing, so they are smiling. The ironic thing is Landon was hospitalized with RSV when he was 6 weeks old. I didn't take as many pictures back then as I do now, so I don't have any pictures of it.

 

Delwyn and I had to wear masks. It wasn't very comfortable, it gets quite hot and stuffy in there! I am glad I am not in the medical profession, I would not want to wear one of these every day! But I am thankful for those people who chose to study medicine and the body and can take care of us when we are sick or something isn't working right. I am also thankful for the advance of technology and medicine. When Landon was a baby, they put a tent over his crib and filled the air with steam and humidity. They don't do that now, they use breathing treatments. So glad Dagny is doing better and will be home soon!

Ryan Gets His Tenderfoot

 

Ryan got his Tenderfoot rank tonight. Congratulations! 

 

 

 The deacons also got the Merit Badges they did last summer at camp. Ryan earned First Aid, Rowing, and Sustainability. Way to go Ryan!