Dig It!

The biggest highlight, without question, of the last 48 hours has been our newest toy, Chase's very own excavator. For your own safety, I recommend you do not get in the way of a boy and his digger.

(A side note: without exaggeration, Chase now knows the names of more different types of construction vehicles, and can identify them instantly, than I have ever known. It took him just over two years to pass my 40 years of accumulated heavy-duty machinery knowledge.)

Drum Line

Chase and Daddy play for the gorillas at the Denver Zoo. They surely appreciated it.

Swinging into Action

Chase gets into the spirit of a true first responder at the Denver Firefighters' Museum. He drove a fire truck, tried out a fire hose, and even slid down a fire pole. Ace to the rescue!

Up, Up, and Away

Record temperatures in Denver and a glorious morning at the Purple Mountains park. What else can a kid ask for?

Bongos in the Buff

Chase took a call from Matthew McConaughey today. Now we know what they were taking about.

Trucks & Diggers

An unintended, yet highly significant, benefit of living in Stapleton is that construction is, quite literally, going on all around us. Life couldn't be better for the Little Engineer.

Indeed, today not only did we get to watch front-loaders, dump trucks, and forklifts in action (at two different sites), he even got to see some of it while swinging -- another favorite pastime.

Into the Woods

This morning, we ventured out on our first hike of the year, visiting Golden Gate Canyon State Park, just northwest of Golden, Colorado. Most of the trail was snow-free and Ace was surprisingly content traveling in the pack, especially since we were able to stop frequently to throw pine cones into the trail-side creek. A great outing in a stunning setting!