Saturday, February 28, 2015


Aspen didn't have school today so Eric took the day off and we headed up to the foothills for a short hike. The weather was great and the kids did really well. Zero complaints about being tired. Aspen brought her Beanie Boo, Spells (a Beanie Bear Owl with huge eyes; they are all the rage with Aspen and her friends), all snug and tight against her backpack. And Oakley had his new cop car in his pack, so they were good to go. (I guess we know the secret now to a successful hike).
We headed to Upper Hull's Gulch, which is gorgeous in Springtime but was still very pretty even though it's February. There's a cute little bridge about .6 miles away, so we passed it and then turned around a bit later.
On the way home Aspen wanted to know all about each war the U.S. has participated in, so we had a little history lesson. She is really fascinated with war; I'm hoping it's out of a love for history, but I think it is a combination of knowing that each of her great grandfathers fought in WWII, coupled with her trying to understand why war even happens. I love hiking with the kids for that very reason: the conversations and questions that come up ;)

Wednesday, February 25, 2015


Birch loves it when I pick him up and hold him as he stands on the windowsill. There's a green space behind our house that dips on one side and after a rain it fills with water. Normally there are then ducks that hang out until the water is gone. Birch likes to look for the ducks. If there aren't any he then searches for "tweet tweets" or birds, as he just recently started to call them. Something so simple that makes him so happy ;)

Thursday, February 19, 2015


Took the kids up to Bogus while Dad and Lisa were visiting - I can't believe I didn't grab a shot of us with my phone! Anyway the kids had lessons in the morning and we all skied together afterward. The snow was quite slushy and I was trying out Lisa's old skies, which made for a humble day of skiing! I almost felt like a beginner, but it was interesting to try another pair of skis since I've had mine for as long as I've been on the slopes.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015



Birch was pretty under the weather yesterday. He refused to nap, but later fell asleep watching Baby Einstein. Thankfully ;)