Life in Fort Collins

We have completed our second week here now and things have become a bit routine. Patt has a lot of helpers doing the cooking. She is doing the evening meals as Laura and Matt are teaching and have afternoon responsibilities. She has good help.  

Patt is so calm with all this help. And somehow stuff gets done. I think Julianna is the key on this day - at least with that tray of eggs there.

Our mornings begin by being greeted by one of both of these guys who come across the breezeway with vigor and enthusiasm. We went through a stretch where an early morning game of checkers was    de rigueur. It is quite fun. Unfortunately Isaac can beat either of us quite handily. These two we can still take.

Reading though is still the preferred morning activity. We make a now regular Friday visit to the library and check out bags of books.

This past Friday just after leaving the library, we went by the Museum of Discovery and had a wonderful time. Patt and I alternatively watched the smaller two guys and the larger three kids pretty much took care of themselves checking in with us routinely. Luke made it easy during my shift with him - he found these electronic drums - and went to town. Bobbing his head moving his hips, I set the accompaniment to "Latin" and he was in a zone beating those various drum heads.

They made it easy for a while too when they were in the town train section of the place. A huge toy train section too.

And I liked the old stage coach from Wild Bill Cody's Wild West Show in the historical part of the museum.

And the morning ritual continues with the daily reading of books to Luke and John Paul.

John Paul spent the night with us last night, hence the preferred position while I was reading. Luke made do and was very patient. He was absorbed though as he does like my reading.

Also realized the shortage of photos of the other kids on daily life here. We don't see as much of them as we do Luke and John Paul. They have friends here and are often playing outside with other kids their age. We remain these two younger kids big interest— and we sure do enjoy it — I know I do.