Posted on August 12th, 2013 by mountain girl | 3 Comments »
We headed out looking for another geocache last week. It was Caleb’s first, so he was pretty stoked. We used a geocache map that showed landmarks, and it was an easy find. The container was tiny, with no room for any kind of treasure, so Caleb just signed his and Zia’s names and replaced it. […]
Posted on August 4th, 2013 by mountain girl | 3 Comments »
It seems that now Caleb is home, our summer has finally really begun. We’re playing at the reservoir, strolling around town, checking out the local First Fridays art show, snagging free ice cream, riding the carousel, catching a movie at the theater. And spending lots of lovely, idle hours outside, lolling in the tree house, […]
Posted on July 21st, 2013 by mountain girl | Comments Off on another bear!
David spotted this bear in the backyard while I was giving the kids a bath upstairs. I think it’s different than the one that went crashing through the trees near me a few weeks ago, and it’s actually our 3rd bear sighting in the last month. Bears abound!
Posted on July 8th, 2013 by mountain girl | 11 Comments »
We went geocaching for the first time today! In case you haven’t heard of it, geocaching is like going on a treasure hunt. The geocache is a container filled with odds and ends which you find either with a GPS device or by following a map. Once you find the cache, you open it, see […]
Posted on June 18th, 2013 by mountain girl | 6 Comments »
We donned caps and packs and headed into the forest today. Zia was thrilled at the prospect of a little outdoor adventure, and Cash, as usual, was just happy to be included. Ready to go! This cute little chipmunk hitched a ride on my back. We found this heart-shaped rock on the trail into the […]