Monkey boy

James was the only one who wanted to tackle the climbing wall at Heritage Square in Golden, Colorado.

He climbed it so fast... 

he made it look positively easy. 

What a show off! 

September 2013

Hamster ballz

I hadn't planned to do this...

but Ryan talked me into it. 

So weird. 

Taking the plunge. 

Carol took it too. 

We tried to stand.... 

but mostly we fell. 

This is so much harder than it looks! 

After a while I got tired of falling.

So, I did what I do best.  I sat in my hamster ball...

and took pictures.

This one went to Facebook. 

 September 2013

Water Walkerz

Without a doubt, the weirdest and most memorable attraction at Heritage Square is Water Wakerz AKA the Giant Hamster Balls.  

Naturally, James had to go first. 

Adding air...

and saying prayers... 

then it's into the drink! 

 Goodbye, James.

Ryan was next.

Two boys... 

in two balls.

Trying to run 

and somehow... 

getting it done. 

Coming up for air.

"That was really fun, Mom.  You and Carol should try it." 

September 2013

Heritage Square

Yesterday, Carol and Ryan and James and I went to Heritage Square in Golden, Colorado.

Heritage Square is a family friendly...

amusement park... 

and entertainment village. 

We had passes to the Miner's Maze attractions, so naturally we decided to do the maze first. 

Sounds easy, right? 

Ryan and James thought so.  They conquered it in just over seven minutes. 

Waiting on the old folks (we were slower).

 September 2013

Districts

Last Saturday James competed in the Cherry Creek Middle Schools District Track Meet, which was held at the Stutler Stadium at Cherry Creek High School.

We were supposed to arrive one hour before his race.  I dropped him off at the Prairie tent and found a place where the light was good.

The meet was running behind schedule, so we got to watch a lot of races.

It was exciting every time they ran past... 

especially when a Prairie runner was in contention. 

Finally it was James' turn to go down on the track.

We watched a few more races.

Prairie won one!

Then the sixth grade boys lined up for the 800 Meter Run and they were off.

James was running hard all the way around the first turn. 

He raced down the backstretch... 

and into the second turn. 

He looked a bit tired as he finished the first lap, but then he go a second wind...

and passed a few people. 

Go James! 

He kept it up all the way around the last turn... 

and finished strong in a time of 3:32.   

That wasn't nearly fast enough to win, but it was a personal best and worth celebrating.  Thank goodness there was a Dairy Queen right next to the track! 

September 2013