Archive for the ‘Celebrating’ Category

happy mothers day

Posted on May 11th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

I woke up to falling snow and lots of sweet little presents.  The presents continued for most of the day, and included handmade artwork, a tissue paper rose, a name tag, a tiny seahorse, Mothers Day coupons, a homemade necklace (made with the three very last beads), and a beautiful card. The snow also continued […]



happy birthday, caleb!

Posted on May 10th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Caleb turned fourteen today.  His mom came up to spend his birthday and Mother’s Day in Boulder with him, so we had our birthday dinner last night. He decided on Illegal Burger, which we’ve never been to before.  It was really good–he and David each got the Undercover Cheeseburger, Zia got the Little Illegal, and […]



I’m not sayin’ it’s spring or anything, but…

Posted on April 22nd, 2014 by mountain girl  |  14 Comments »

Over the weekend the rains came and washed away most of the snow.  We still have a foot or two in places, but it’s feeling warmer–and there is a tiny seed of hope sprouting in me.  Do I dare believe this might actually be spring? Maybe, just maybe.  We’re all feeling it. David came home […]



happy birthday, dadda!

Posted on April 7th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  10 Comments »

Happy birthday, Baby!  Are you really forty?  Yes, you are. It seems like just the other day when you turned thirty, and I threw a little party for you.  It’s funny to think about that birthday now–how little we knew about each other, how much we had to learn!  Ten birthdays later, we’ve gotten to […]



sweet springtime

Posted on March 26th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

We are on Spring Break here, and Caleb has flown the coop to spend a week with his mom. The kids and I have been racing their little trikes (them riding, me pushing) back and forth on our deck for the last few days. It so reminds me of those long summer days of being […]