I can’t get enough of experiencing things with our kids. I love that each time we come to the Children’s Museum the kids are different ages, in different seasons of their learning, and their experiences of the same exhibits they’ve seen before is almost like a brand new one.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will forever be one of our favorite zoos. Over my lifetime I’ve been there a few times but our most recent trip was my favorite yet. We did get a huge downpour that put a little bit of a damper giraffe feeding with the kids but once they moved inside, we…
I had such good intentions of sharing all about the camping trip of our summer. I got a great start and then time got in the way. You can read about this camping trip here and here, if you haven’t already. Today I made time to share this particular sweet story with you because I feel like…
This time of year is my favorite. I love the weather, the leaves and the traditions. We have been taking the kids to the pumpkin patch since A was little. We couldn’t wait to continue the tradition and head back to the Fritzler Farms that we went to last year. With B being as active…
(^this photo via Denver Trolley) During our recent trip to the Denver Children’s Museum we discovered the Denver Trolley! Since Daniel Tiger has a Trolley we knew that A would be thrilled if we surprised her with a ride. We checked out how much tickets were and found out adults were $5.00 each and…
I can only think of one time that Ryan and I camped in a campground. Ryan being a native of Colorado that did a lot of outdoor camping growing up with his dad and as a boy scout – campgrounds weren’t a thing that he had much to do with. For me, the Kansas girl…
Happy Monday, sweet friends. We got home one week ago from our five day trip to the mountains and it was so good for my soul. We packed up our stuff, our pups, and our sweet babes then headed three hours northwest to the Routt National Forest in to the mountains. The roads we winding,…
We had such a lovely weekend. Ryan was at a meeting most of last week but he came home early Friday which was such a nice surprise! The weather was lovely and we spent it outside playing and flying the kite. Saturday we went out to lunch at a great little pizza place called PizzaRev. They…
This post is massively image heavy but I’m not even sorry about it. Last week we went to the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, CO with my mom and got so many photos. This wasn’t not our first trip, by any means but we did get lots of good photos! I’ve been dying to get them…
We spent Sunday hiking in Boulder, CO and we loved it. We hit a little trail called Bald Mountain Scenic Trail and we had a great time! A started asking for a hike on Saturday but we got a late start so we did our busy work that day and spent the day on Sunday…
Gosh, sometimes I feel like we took for granted all of the things we had to do when we were living in Denver. We are still only 40 minutes away but it’s not a hop, skip or jump there like it used to be. Now we carefully plan and make a day trip of it…
After becoming a mom I became a sucker for traditions. If there’s a holiday that can have traditions, I am all about it. Halloween is one of those holidays. Thus far, every year I’ve let A pick what she wants to be and I make her a costume. Her first year she was an owl,…
I mentioned last week that after hitting Panda Express we went to the splash park and I wanted to share some photos of our fun afternoon! We went to Westlands Park which is down in Greenwood Village and it’s such a good time. It’s got a fun splash pad and a huge park (naturally…
A couple weekends ago, my little sister came to stay with us and we headed over to The Wild Animal Sanctuary. It had been years, probably 2007 or so, since Ryan and I last went and since it’s right down the road from our new house we decided we couldn’t wait any…
A couple weekends ago we got to spend the weekend away in Winter Park. SOA had an event up there that Ryan volunteered for and we got to go along! Have I mentioned how much I love that company?! Anyways, we had a lovely time. He worked two half day shifts, one each day, so…
Now that we have a daughter I look forward to the holidays more than I used to. It’s not that I didn’t before but seeing the excitement and wonder on her face really makes my heart burst. This year we hit the pumpkin patch, Crazed Maze that we did last year (gosh I love the fact…
Ryan’s Aunt has season passes to the Denver Botanic Gardens and offered to take us to the gardens a few weeks ago. The colors were vibrant and the gardens were full. We love going to the gardens but this time around it was even more beautiful. Every year they have an exhibit of some sort…
Memorial Day weekend spoiled us. It was the kind of weekend where Ryan came home Thursday night and surprised us with the news he took the next day off last minute, so we could have a four-day weekend. After traveling previously, then work being pretty chaotic for Ryan it was a nice surprise. Four whole…
The second weekend in April we took a trip to the local Botanical Gardens. Ryan and I have gone in the past during the summertime and it’s absolutely gorgeous, you are surrounded by so much beauty. This year we visited a little bit early, as there wasn’t nearly as many things in bloom, but it…