Fall Extravagnza 2008

Oh I could just blog about Fall Extravaganza all day long. But by now you already know what Fall Extravganza is, how ridiculously serious I take it, and how much I love donkey's, plus I'm about a month behind on blog posts so here are some photos for your enjoyment:

What the petting zoo lacked in donkeys it made up for in pygmy goats














That's right, this years spot had pig races














What are you looking at?


















The "pick your own pumpkins" was not as I imagined














W & W patiently waiting for this day to be over

The Busiest Weekend of the Year

The weekend we got back from Steamboat was also the weekend my parents arrived with my sister and nephew, we baptised Auggie, and hosted a party at our house for 30 plus people. I finalized the details while we were still in Steamboat, including our catering order, a special visit from our cleaning lady, a courtyard clean-up, a party equipment rental order, linen delivery, a final headcount and a promise from my sister in law that she would replace my dead hanging baskets and plant some centerpieces before anyone showed up at my house. I even ordered an outdoor rug and arranged for it's delivery on the day we returned, which my husband was none too happy about. Unecessary purchase aside, it turned out to be a lovely day with beautiful weather, incredible food - including ricotta pies and Italian cookies my parents brought from all the way from Boston, and a beautiful service during which Auggie didn't make a peep.

Auggie, clearly proud of his big day















Making the most of our limited space (someone, somewhere is kicking themselves for throwing away that couch)













Alexis's handiwork

The Many Faces of Auggie Pt 2

And Speaking of Colorado...

GO BUFFS!

The hat's too big, the onesie is so small it looks like a damn scoop neck, and he kicks the Buff booties off as soon as they're put on his feet. No matter, Daddy puts the poor kid in the whole shooting match every game day...














And takes him downstairs to sing the CU fight song


















This father-son bonding lasts only until the first f-bomb is dropped, which is usualy sometime in the first quarter....

Auggie's first trip to the boat

In October we spent a week in Steamboat with Paul's family. It was the first trip to the boat for Auggie, John & Owen, a 30th birthday celebration for Uncle Matt, and an all around good time. The Aspens were bright yellow, the weather was perfect and I got to try out my new Ergo baby carrier, which got two huge thumbs up from both Paul & I. We took Auggie hiking in Stagecoach Reservoir and on the Wormley ranch, fishing in town and exposed him to as much of the clean mountain air as we could before bringing him back to the city.

The Hike













































The Cousins















The Birthday Boy



















The Fishermen



















The Ranch































The End

Just Kickin It Old School