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Jungle life has definitely been busy. The kids are doing well and growing like weeds. D is our little chow hound and is constantly hungry. The kid has a hollow leg (I'm already afraid for the teenage years). As a result of his voracious appetite, he's growing faster than his sister. I'll be interested to see what their 4 month appointment stats will be. Lil A is our sweet petite and recently turned drama queen. She goes from happy to pissed in a flat second. On a positive note, she has been sleeping like a champ! Shes usually ready for bed around 8 and sleeps through the night...amazing! Her brother, on the other hand, has only managed to do that twice so far. I guess its true that boys develop slower than girls. Fingers crossed he catches on soon.

Big D is prepping for the fall rugby season at the Air Force Academy. He'll be driving down to the springs once a week plus games. While he'll still be on the road, it's a much shorter commute than Ft. Collins, so I'm happy about that.

Now that its mid summer, the temperatures here in Denver have been slowly creeping up into the mid 90's & 100. Since the back of the house faces west, our main level just cooks in the afternoons. After many sweaty evenings on the patio, we decided that a retractable awning would be a good addition. That was just installed yesterday and its already made a huge difference. We opted for the biggest size available...a whopping 20' x 12'. The thing looks like a sail! I'm not complaining though. If it will keep the house cooler I'll be a happy girl!