Archive for the ‘Home Sweet Home’ Category

getting ready for thanksgiving

Posted on November 12th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

The days have been cool here.  David has been working in Boulder, and Caleb had a long weekend off school.  The kids and I have been spending some cozy time in the house–making enchiladas, whole wheat biscuits, and today, preparing pumpkins for Thanksgiving. We cut, seeded, and roasted 3 pie pumpkins and made puree.  I […]



s’no surprise

Posted on September 27th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

There’s snow in the mountains! Here are the same mountains, just hours before I looked up and saw they had turned white. You can see there was just a bit of snow left from springtime. With the heat and drought, the mountains have been oddly bare this summer. It seems right that they are white […]



big brother is home

Posted on August 15th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

Big brother Caleb is home. He’s taller, beefier, and a summer older and wiser. He’s 5’7″ now, and he came home wearing size 13 tennis shoes. It’s no wonder he was a little surprised at how tiny his new brother is! Zia is in her glory. She’s been flitting around like a little butterfly, in […]



these moments of celebration

Posted on August 3rd, 2012 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

“Every child begins the world again….” ~Henry David Thoreau



just born

Posted on August 1st, 2012 by mountain girl  |  22 Comments »

We are so happy to announce the birth of our baby boy, Cash Laredo Lucero! Cash was born at 2 pm on Monday July 30, 2012–two days before his due date. He is beautiful, strong, and healthy. We love him! We had an amazing water birth at home. My labor began at 10:30 pm July […]