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father’s day and a nature hike

Posted on June 20th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on father’s day and a nature hike

Our Father’s Day was sweet and simple. We usually don’t do much for special days, but try to live each day as if it were special – which it is. Father’s Day was no different, although our very special Dadda did get a few tokens of affection: a card, a hand-stamped keychain, a lemon meringue pie. […]

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bass pro shop

Posted on June 17th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Last night we headed out to visit the Bass Pro Shop. Caleb and Zia made pounded leather keychains with David by the fish tank. Zia is blurry because her whole body went up and down with the hammer each time she pounded. It was hilarious. Caleb got this kit to make homemade root beer. There […]



river day

Posted on June 4th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on river day

There’s nothing quite like a flowing river to ease your mind and make everything feel right. Nothing, that is, unless it’s a river, fly fishing, corn on the cob and knitting all at the same time. I think just maybe our spot in heaven will have all of those. It was a little on the […]

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on top of the mountain

Posted on April 1st, 2011 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

So maybe, just maybe, I’m dragging out these photos of Caleb’s visit a little. But a good thing is a good thing, and to the little girl above, having a brother is a really good thing. Here we are, almost to the top of Dinosaur Ridge, stopping for a breather…and a breathtaking view. Me and […]



pirates, primates, and prehistoric pigs

Posted on March 21st, 2011 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

One of the places we visited when Caleb was here was the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. We’ve been there a few times with Zia, and it’s such a cool place. This time, along with seeing the regular museum rooms, we got tickets to the special exhibit: Pirates. It was the story of the […]