The Yankees in Denver

We had a very busy week this last week. The NY Yankees played in Denver for a three game series against the Rockies. Sean was so excited to see his favorite team playing here in Denver, even though they lost all three games. The stadium was packed which is a rare site, a lot of Yankee fans came out to cheer on their team. The most exciting part is that baby Whalen got to attend his first Yankee game and by the way he was kicking gave me the impression that he had a great time.

Last Tuesday night Sean and I started our baby class and we saw the "movie". I don't know why they insist on showing you the whole birthing process, it seems like something you would show a junior high sex-ed class to scare them into abstinence. As far as I am concerned everyone has their own experience and I certainly have a pretty good idea of what's going to happen.

Thursday night Sean and I went to a bbq cooking class and didn't learn anything besides how to eat bbq. We broke up into groups and made one item to serve for dinner, I got to snap the ends off asparagus and sprinkle salt and pepper on them. That skill should come in handy for our next bbq......We had a good time though and got to enjoy some good eats.

Hanging with Family

Sean and Jason
Macy, Banks, Peyton Grace, Ella and Jason

Last week we had family in town from Iowa. Sean's sister Darcy, husband Jason and three kids Peyton, Grace and Ella made a road trip to Colorado. On their way to Denver they stopped in Fort Collins to pick up Toni's two kids Banks and Macy. So Sean and I had a crash course in parenting 101. The kids were a lot of fun and everyone had a great time!

Jeremy and Sean

This is the new patio that the boys installed a couple weeks ago. They made eight trips to Home Depot and finished the patio in two days. The Whalen's now have a new patio and as of last weekend a basketball hoop as well. There has already been many games of horse played on the new court and I am sure this new addition will get some good use when baby Whalen is old enough to throw a ball.

There is a lot to catch up on, things have been a little crazy lately. My friend Beckie came to visit from Iowa for a few days. We had good girl time hanging out, shopping and looking for places for her to live when she ventures out this way. Sean and I are now official recruiters for the State of Colorado, we basically make everyone feel like idiots for not living here until they crack.

Last week Sean and I went to San Diego for a vacation before the little one arrives. It was a perfect, relaxing vacation with absolutely no agenda besides lying in a lawn chair. We did venture over to Tijuana for a day which was interesting, to say the least. We parked right by the border and walked over, pretty easy, walking back to the U.S., not so easy. When I first saw the line of people waiting to go through customs I thought for sure our baby would be born in Mexico. But we made it back and have lots of fun stories about the whole experience.

Sean plays on a co-ed softball team and they won their semi-final game last night. This is a huge victory for the Lawson Park Lushes, they have really improved since last year. Sean and I bought a Rockies(CO baseball team) package deal for every Wednesday home game throughout the season. Well this evening also happens to be ladies night, which means they play baseball bingo so the ladies actually pay attention to the game. This last Wednesday I actually won the Rockies bingo game!! Thought for sure I would be tripped and tackled climbing the stairs to claim my victory, but all the fans were gracious losers. The Whalen's now have a autographed baseball on our dinning table thanks to the bingo queen.