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We were stoked to drive Uncle Jim’s rzrs in the Fourth of July parade and throw candy at the crowd (or eat 6 lollipops in the back seat if you’re name was Crosby). She’s ready to celebrate America! Yes. That’s the father of my children. Don’t you love it when you can spend the day [...]
It’s another one of those times when I realized I haven’t blogged in awhile. Let me try and catch up with a little photo memory dump of the past few months... Merry Christmas 2020! Post Christmas snuggles with Papa! What a magical day! Perfect weather and exquisite views of the Royal Gorge. Cheesin’ Someone doesn’t [...]
We woke up on our last day of school before Thanksgiving break to a lovely blanket of snow! It just begged for Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and some pie making! Lincoln recently made his first pie by himself, banana cream. We ALL agreed there is now a tie for favorite: right up there with chocolate cream. [...]
I am getting real creative at these blog post titles, I know. For the past 36 hours I’ve been brining two of the pheasants the boys brought home from their hunting trip in preparation for my most intimidating meal to date...This coming from the girl who recently made rabbit stew! Oh. My. Gosh. So. Good. [...]
Lincoln is officially a teenager! To celebrate, we had his best buddies over for a Minute to Win It game night and sleepover. Johnny decided to “make it interesting” with cash prizes, because who doesn’t love the competition? I wish I could have recorded all the laughter and joy. Our house was full of so [...]
Crosby turned TWO on Sept 3rd. We spend a lot of our days laughing because of this pint size nugget! Quirky, witty, genius child with so many words and motor skills, this dude continually blow us away. We think he must have a phonographic memory, as he remembers EVERYTHING he hears. E.g. we didn’t realize [...]
The kids made some props for our home church service this morning. Hosanna!
A couple of months ago, I was browsing Pinterest for fun activities to do with kids near Colorado Springs. The first suggestion that caught my eye was the "Georgetown Christmas Market." Nestled in the mountains about two hours away, Georgetown is a quaint little historical town with the charm and scenery you'd find in any [...]
We don't always do group costumes, but when we do...expect a picture overload. Last year we went as the ensemble cast of a classic, Princess Bride, complete with an R.O.U.S. I went as Valerie, Miracle Max's "not a witch" wife. Unfortunately, the other half of my costume, (ahem Max) had to "work late" and therefor [...]
Our first Colorado pumpkin patch experience was a blast! Face-painting, gourd launching, human foosball. There was something for everyone. Oh, and here's a tip! Have a huge family so you can get a discounted group rate, and maybe even fill up an entire tractor for the hayride!
Phoebe Gillespie 