Labor Day Weekend

We had a really nice Labor Day holiday. We started it out by going camping with some friends from Clark's work. Corbin had a blast playing with all the other kids. We also brought Izzy along, and she was very popular with the kids! Corbin managed to have a dirt mustache the whole time we were there.

After camping, we spent the rest of the weekend watching BYU football, playing the wii, cleaning the house, and working on fix-it projects. All in all, it was a great time. And Corbin has asked every morning since then if Clark will stay home and play with him, and not go to work.

Preschool

Corbin had his first day of preschool last week. He was really excited to get to go to school, and so far he really likes it! He goes once a week, with a group of 5 other kids from church/the neighborhood. Corbin really enjoys learning. He NEVER stops asking "why." Which drives me crazy, but I just have to remind myself that he is just wanting to learn about anything and everything. He is also starting to get more interested in letters. He loves to point out every letter "G" that he can find (although I'm not too sure why he likes "G" so much). The social interaction will also be really good for him. And especially once baby sister comes, it will be nice for Corbin to have something fun that is just for him.

Book of Mormon Stories

Yesterday in church, Corbin heard someone from the pulpit say, "Book of Mormon." And he immediately launched into singing "Book of Mormon Stories." He sang pretty quietly, so I didn't shush him, and I let him sing it out. It is one of his favorite songs lately. He has really been learning a lot lately. It seems like everyday I am amazed by something new he says or does.

Take a bow!

Corbin was in the funniest mood when he woke up this morning. He was dancing and singing around the kitchen. And then I found out that he learned from somewhere (probably some cartoon) that you bow when you are done performing. He's such a funny guy.

Here are a couple of fun things that we have been up to lately.

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Here is a recipe for sidewalk paint. Corbin LOVED it!

Fire Station fun

This morning we went downtown to check out an open house/fun day put on by the Denver Fire-fighter Museum. We are so glad that we went because we had a lot of fun! It was the perfect day for Corbin because he has recently become obsessed with all things related to fire trucks/fire-fighters. We got to ride a fire truck, played lots of games, toured the museum, and Corbin got to shoot a hose and a fire extinguisher to put out a pretend fire. The fire extinguisher kind of freaked him out, but he really liked the hose. We also got to see some fire-fighters use the jaws of life to cut open a car, and that was really interesting to watch. I think Corbin's favorite part was when the fire-fighters used an axe to cut out the windshield .

Riding the fire truck. They took us on about a 10 minute ride around downtown Denver, and they even turned on the lights and sirens. Corbin loved it, and so did Clark and I.

This is the truck we rode.

Lifting off the top of the car

Obstacle course

3 year photo shoot

This morning the weather was nice and cloudy, so I decided to go ahead and take Corbin's 3 year pictures. We went to a park nearby, and to bribe Corbin for nice smiles I let him feed some of the ducks while we were there. I am really happy with how the pictures turned out. I can't believe my little guy is getting so big!

3 years old!

Corbin just celebrated his 3rd birthday! Lately, when asked his age, Corbin would respond, "I'm two and a half" So on his birthday, we were telling Corbin that now he could tell people that he is three years old. Corbin said, "okay. I'm three and a half!" He's having a hard time letting go of that "half" :)

Here are a few things about Corbin at age three:

* weighs 28 lbs, and is 37 inches tall

* is still deathly afraid of doctors. He screamed through his entire well-check appointment, poor kid.

* loves transportation toys, especially trains, cars and trucks.

* his favorite tv shows continue to be "Word World" and "Wonder Pets." However "Bob the Builder" is also becoming a big favorite.

* Corbin loves going to the library each week. He always picks out transportation books.

* loves camping and hiking. Basically he just loves being outside.

* Corbin loves gum. It has become a great bribery tool/reward.

* loves eating corn on the cob, any kind of berry, pretzels, fruit snacks. He hates crunchy bread (toast), rice, and mashed potatoes.

* and he melts my heart when he says, "I sure do love you Mom/Dad"

Here are pictures and a video from Corbin's day.

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Look how excited he is to see the cake.

Clark baked the cake, I frosted it, and Corbin did the decorating. It was a true group effort.

Summer fun

Our backyard is tiny, but we sure do love going outside to play during the summer. I can't wait for the day when we have a big yard with a large sandbox, so Corbin can flood it and build sandcastles. He really loves playing in the sand. And that makes me happy, because I have such wonderful memories of playing in the sandbox when I was a kid.

4th of July vacation

We had a nice long vacation for the 4th of July weekend. We started it out by camping at Silver Jack Reservoir, which is about 5 or so hours from our house. It was a really beautiful place to camp.

Silver Jack Reservoir

Hiking

I think Corbin's favorite part of the whole vacation was throwing rocks in the river. He could have done it all day long.

Corbin also loved playing in the dirt with his trucks.

Here is a picture of our campsite resident deer. We saw the deer at least once every day we were there. It was pretty fun. This picture was taken right by our campfire.

Clark wins husband/dad/camper of the year. We woke up to rain the first morning. It was really cold, and Corbin came and watched a movie in the car shortly after this picture was taken, so that he could warm up. Clark cooked us breakfast in the rain. Then the weather cleared up and we were able to go fishing. Unfortunately, we didn't catch anything. I'm sure Corbin's rock throwing didn't help much in that department, but we sure had fun trying. As we finished up fishing it started raining again, so Clark won the prize again by getting a fire started with damp wood, and sitting in the rain to roast our hot dogs for dinner.

Here Corbin is fishing with a little stick pole that we made. This is at Rowdy Lake.

After 2 nights of camping we loaded up the car again and headed further south to meet up with some of Clark's family in Durango, CO. Here is a picture of the whole gang. It was really fun to see some family and to hang out together.

Is it just me, or do Corbin and Grandpa G have the same smile?

Waiting for fireworks. Corbin was sooo excited to watch them, but he was so tired that he lost interest pretty soon after they started.

On Monday, we drove to Silverton, an old mining town. They have a train that goes from Durango to Silverton, but because of the high cost, and the fact that it would be a 9 hour affair, we decided just to drive in our cars to get there. Once we got there, they were kind enough to let us check out the train, which Corbin LOVED doing. In the picture above, Corbin is blowing his new train whistle.

This conductor was really nice. He showed us the fire in the engine, and where the coal is stored. It was really cool. They also were nice enough to let Corbin walk around the empty train. He was in train heaven. All in all, it was a really fun vacation, that went by much to quickly.

This is a video of Corbin on the train. He starts out by singing his favorite song from "The Polar Express," the "Hot Chocolate" song.

Trying to fish at Rowdy Lake with his stick fishing pole.