California Bred | Colorado Led
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 [...]
Grandma and Grandpa recently bought a super glam motor-coach! When they invited us for a week long trip in the glorious aspen forests to break it we just couldn’t say no! The boys pitched a tent while Johnny, Dixie and I lived in the lap of glamping luxury. No clue how many rounds of War [...]
There is so much I could say about the newest structure recently erected on the back pasture of our property...childhood at its finest. It was constructed 100% by the boys (and their neighbor bestie) out of repurposed scraps and hinges after Boone got a drill gun. He even purchased an exterior gate latch from Lowe’s [...]
What a month it’s been! Chicks, ducklings, sheep. It’s kinda become a joke with my husband, “What’s she gonna bring home today?” Well today I came home with bunnies! This whole homesteading thing is kind of addicting. Almost like a giant, real life FarmVille! Is that still a thing? The kids are all fantastic with [...]
It all started out as an average weekend. Johnny and Boone planned to finish the chicken/duck run and build a duck house. That was it. First: Lowe's and Tractor Supply. Everybody loaded up, masks and bandanas in hand. After the necessities were collected, a drive thru Freddy's Frozen Custard run was in order. It was [...]
When we moved from our home in California, what we lost in square footage we gained in acreage! Because our garage had become kind of a storage unit of sorts, Johnny decided he wanted to get some shipping containers. We learned after our first glorious summer of thunderstorms that Colorado loves surprise hail storms. The [...]
Monday, Day 1: By the end of the first 24 hours of quarantine, Dixie's already raided my closet multiple times, done up her makeup and put on a fashion show. She kept asking, "When I grow up, and I'm like 16, can I borrow this?" She thinks I should wear the pink shoes in Hawaii [...]
This week Johnny and I sat down and made lists. Goals for our year, long term goals etc. Personal, marriage, family, financial, travel. I mean not to brag, but I already checked 2 things off of my list! ✔️ Find a local MOPS group to join ✔️ Start monthly kid dates We decided to alternate [...]
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 [...]
Dixie just told me she put a letter in the mailbox for Guppy (my mom) a few days ago...no envelope or stamp. She asked me to call and see if she got it yet. Also, she let me know that she’d rather be swallowed by a dinosaur than rolled over by a bunch of rocks...in [...]
Phoebe Gillespie 