(From a while ago.) The first hike was impromptu: a mile and a half with my four kids out to the point. We made it, but it took a while. We all had a good time, eating dried ramen noodles, spilling water bottles, and encouraging each other to keep going. Dillon met us towards the… Continue reading two hikes

These pictures span quite a bit of time, but they give a little glimpse into what our life has been like lately. I love watching my kids sleep. Playing with birthday toys. This kid could play with duplos forever. Selfie: MM and BB were on TV a while back (and my husband too). It was… Continue reading random pictures of life

My kids got in the habit of going on a morning walk with their Grandma while we were visiting, and so we've just taken it up at home. This is always where we go on our morning walk: up the hill and to the visitor's center. My kids wore their junior ranger vests. And we… Continue reading morning walk

You would think that we go hiking a lot. But the truth is, I just take pictures when we are hiking and I forget to other times. And another truth is that there is not much else to do where we live. Hiking (or biking, or driving) is sort of the main event. So we… Continue reading sand dune arch

I visited my sister, Liz. I do that a lot. We saw poppies. I'm sharing pictures. The end. 

BB learned how to ride a bike. MM learned how to swim (we did a session of swim lessons). MM also really likes to read now and reads a lot. We also love TV, to be honest. My brother, William, and his family came to visit. My house is often a mess, but it does… Continue reading things that have been happening lately

I was invited to go hiking with some friends. To be honest, it was a little long for us. It was a mile up and a mile back, and that sound easy until your dealing with four small children, two of which cannot walk that far. SR tried really hard, but he gave up at… Continue reading hiking