At the zoo

What an adventure it was on Monday at the zoo.  I arrived at 10:30 and got the double bob stroller out, put both boys in, diaper bag at the handle and lunch below only to realize that one of the wheels had a flat tire. I ran back the stroller and rented a Jeep wagon to push around the zoo.  Luke had a great time playing with Sloan and Bryce and feeding the birds.  Sloan even had a bird poop on her but she was not shaken by the experience.  Bryce just loved riding the train and smiled and laughed the entire time!  It is just great to hang out at the zoo with good friends.

Oktoberfest in Vail

This weekend we packed up our family of 4 and met up with two other families for a fantastic weekend up in Vail.  This meant that there were a total of 6 adults and 5 kids under 3 in the house.  What could have been a crazy weekend turned out to be a blast and we even got to play cards while all 5 kids slept!  YEA!


What was fun about this group of friends was that the guys are good friends from childhood and the wives are from out of state and we all get along so great.  A few Oktoberfest beers and brats plus 70 degree weather also made it a fantastic time.

All 11 of us!

The boys and the youngest kiddos

Playing in the stream

Looking for fish

Luke and Sloan

The Holy Drenching: Second Addition

BEHOLD!  Our second trip to the baptismal font with the fruit of our loins was in many ways very similar, but in critical ways very different, than our first adventure with Luke.  As before, throngs and throngs of churchgoers arrived to witness the event (actually there were 5 other baptisms that day, likely a church record, plus an all-school sing and the community fair, but we like the attention).  As before, our young boy wore a 90+ year-old christening garment (actually a dress).  And as before, Scott and Courtney Raecker sponsored the baptism and were close at hand during the holy drenching.  However, unlike Luke, who slept peacefully through his soaking despite his penchant for wailing the whole night through, Wes, having slept well the night before, shrieked as loud as his little lungs would allow once the water touched his forehead.  He quieted briefly when Pastor Michael presented him to the congregation before realizing he was no where near his mother and letting loose another vigorous wail, much to the enjoyment of the assembled multitude.  The good news for the proud parents of the youngest wailer was that, once the waterworks ended, the blessed babe slept well that night, and however briefly, all was well with the world.

From Tank to Tap

Luke can't get enough of Thomas and so we headed up to Golden, CO for a "Day out with Thomas." Luke got to meet Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt as well as ride Thomas around the museum for 20 minutes.  His eyes were so wide the entire time and we will be back next year to ride Thomas again.  I have to say that we are a train family, even me!

Hi Thomas!

Look at me!  I got two Thomas tattoos

The Belitz Fam with the conductors

Sir Topham Hatt

Bye from beautiful Golden, CO

We then headed up the road for a Coors brewery tour and some fresh beer sampling.  Luke learned about how beer was made and saw the bottles packed into boxes.  He will have to wait a mere 20 years to come back and sample the local brew.

Inside the Coors brewery with Grandad Damuth

Going back in time 4,000 years...

Grandy and Grandad Damuth are here!  They arrived last night and we went to see the King Tut exhibit this morning.  It was amazing and I would highly recommend it for anyone in Denver.  Here we are before and after the exhibit.  We were not allowed to take pictures inside.

Pharaoh in training

Look at me!

Wes at 3 months

Kim at 3 months

I was curious what I looked like at 3 months and so I looked in my baby book.  Here I am at 3 months and here is Wes at 3 months as well.

A bevy of babies at the zoo!

Today we spent close to 4 hours at the zoo walking around looking at all the new babies.  We first saw a giraffe, then sea lion, next a flamingo, baby penguins, an orangutan, and four finally baby tiger cubs.  We also got to see the elephant demonstration and were able to walk with the flamingos and of course, ride the train.  Wow, what a busy day and now both boys are napping (YEA) while I have energy to blog.  Wes has been a champion sleeper and wakes up at 4 AM or so each night.  This is wonderful compared to Luke who was up 3 times a night till 6 months and who we had to rock to sleep because he cried so much.  I am truly blessed to have the easier child second.  I don't know how I would manage with two and feel like a zombie.

Enough rambling... here are some pictures.