California Bred | Colorado Led
This is hands down one of my favorite photos. Not because of spectacular lighting or composition, but because it’s hands down one of my favorite memories. Summer. Sunshine and 75° weather. Taking a break from yard work. Watching them watch a lightening storm over Pikes Peak. Today is our favorite man’s birthday. He is a [...]
Today we woke up and there was a 12 year old in our home! That means in one year we'll have a teenager and I am NOT okay with that. (I'm really good at math.) Every year, the birthday-er gets to pick our meals for the day. After morning donuts, we headed up north to [...]
She woke early, put on tights, had me paint our nails a sparkly "Ruby Red" because, ya know, it's festive. Our sweet girl loves gettin' dolled up and today was a great excuse: 1st grade field trip to see a local production of A Christmas Carol! She wanted to send pictures daddy so he could [...]
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 [...]
Since it's officially "sweata weatha" here in CO (said in my best Amy Poehler/Maya Rudolph impresh), we've kinda been using our fireplace nonstop. And since we live in the forest with ample firewood, Johnny and the kids picked up a log splitter today: queue 4 straight hours of chopping and hauling fun! I snagged this [...]
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!
Meet Pumpkin! We surprised ourselves and the kids last night with our first family pet. After we moved to our new property which just under 3 acres, we decided we would most likely get a dog or two. Then some chickens, maybe a couple goats. The last animal we would ever consider? A cat. We [...]
A few months ago, I asked Johnny if I could plan a weekend getaway for us. His response, "YES PLEASE!" Ideal vacation for him: exploring in the wilderness, preferably near the mountains. Ideal vacation for her: not having to cook. Then somehow, a weekend turned into a 7 night cruise in Alaska. My incredible in-laws [...]
We found a huge box of books in the garage that hadn't gotten unpacked yet, so it's basically like Christmas over here. Speaking of Christmas, "Rambo" over there is getting the BESt gift in 101 days... I love how even the boys are so sucked into Angelina Ballerina...it must be Johnny's riveting voices.
Cleaning and organizing the garage meant finally unpacking the last few boxes and recreating a 5.5 year old photo.
Phoebe Gillespie 