Archive for the ‘The Great Outdoors’ Category

snow and celebrations

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

With 24 inches of snow outside our door, I thought I’d relive some recent warm, happy days.  Not that snow makes us unhappy, of course.  To take up the mantra of Coloradans everywhere, We need the moisture.  Which is definitely true. I made a vegan cashew cheesecake for David’s welcome home/birthday celebration.  It was super yummy […]



kids: a story

Posted on April 4th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Here’s a little memory from just a few days ago, when spring was shining warm upon us.  I might make a little flip book from these scenes to keep us occupied through these cold days. 🙂



oh, snow

Posted on April 3rd, 2015 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Well, it’s winter here again.  I took Caleb to meet the ski bus this morning, and cars were slipping all over the icy, snow-covered roads.  The sun is shining, but the temperature seems stuck at 18 degrees and the goats scarcely want to poke their heads out of the barn. David is five days into […]



today

Posted on March 29th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  10 Comments »

Hi!  It’s 50 degrees outside, which is a lovely hot day in the mountains, especially since this is normally our heaviest snow season.  (This kid still has his coat on in the picture, but I quickly ripped that thing off.)  Get out the swimsuits, slather on the coconut oil, make some popsicles, and pleeeeeeease don’t […]



springtime

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Sun, wind and spring break!  Our days have been spent at our favorite parks, creeks, and on long walks through the woods and down the road.  And indoors, with me constantly trying to make peace between two eternal bickerers.  But everything changes outside.  They walk holding hands, cling to each other while they go down […]