I’m still here! I have so much I want to write about and share with you…if only there were more hours in the day. We are slowly acclimating to a new schedule and our new normal…it u...
When I was young, my mom was always so amazing at celebrating the seasons of life. We had green food for breakfast on St. Patty’s Day, pink everything on Valentine’s Day and birthdays wer...
We ventured to Boulder on Saturday morning to meet our family at the farmer’s market. We enjoyed the HOT sun and some ginger lemonade…and then walked to Pearl Street for more people watch...
We’re five days into our life as a family of five. Crazy. The days are all blending together…but we’re blissed out and loving life. And while I don’t have a birth story writte...
Emma Claire has arrived! Emmaline Claire Janssen (pronounced emma-leen) aka “Emma” Born at home into her mommy’s hands Surrounded by her family Thursday, April 19 at 9:38 p.m. 7 lbs. 14 o...
Today we had our midwife visit with Kristine and “baby time” as Lucy calls it. Bella was in charge of documenting our time together…a big thanks to her for capturing these moments. ...
It’s almost time! Today I’m 38w 3d…and I’ve settled into these final days with a peace & patience. We’ve been busy getting the house more “settled” and g...
Once a month, local unschooling moms gather for a night out. I am so grateful for this lively and beautiful group of women…we shared a lovely meal and thoughtful conversations. And now have a n...
We have been scouring Craigslist for the past month…looking for the perfect play structure for the girls. We’ve found many…but the prices were anywhere from $200 to $5,000. We knew ...
And now from the back patio! One of the things that sold us on this house was the great patio off the back and the big french doors that opened to it from the kitchen. We LOVE eating outside and have...
I have such happy memories of sitting on the patio at my grandparent’s house. Lunches with Grandma…while listening to the mourning doves sing and admiring her beautiful gardens. Wind chim...
This week we spent a few hours at Clementine Studio in Boulder. They recently offered a Living Social coupon for 5 sessions and I thought it looked like fun! It’s an open space art studio where...
We are slowly getting settled into our new little house in Longmont…and we are LOVING having so many options for community and fun. I captured the girls snuggled up together on our chair…...
There are lots of wonderful things about living up in the mountains. There are also a lot of challenges. Cold. Lots and lots of snow. Wind like you’ve never felt before. Mama was about to lose ...
It’s been a week since I jetted away from Colorado on my first “mama trip” in 8 years…all the way to one of my favorite places, Santa Cruz, California! I flew right into the o...
I’ve been having a blast knitting knitting knitting! Here is a cowl that Bella started and I finished. Super chunky and yummy. Of course, Lucy had to get in on the action. So I whipped one up f...
It’s hard to believe it’s already the weekend again! Last weekend we spent four blissful days in Vail with our family. See all the fun here. This weekend was just as wonderful. Here is th...
This month’s issue of Bamboo Magazine features an article about how different bloggers celebrate the seasons…and I am honored to be one of them! Bamboo is a fantastic resource with...
Last week I stopped in at little PO Box 1631…with the usual anticipation in my heart Imagine my delight when I opened up a beautifully wrapped package with these hand knit lovelies inside. My s...
The weekend is coming to a close…and it was lovely. On Friday, we spent some time with friends in Longmont. On Saturday, Matt went snowboarding in Vail with my brother and his friends, and toda...
We had a wonderfully productive weekend…cleaning, purging, & re-organizing. It’s so amazing to me how different I feel when I have clear spaces and an uncluttered life. Oh what joy! I...
Were back! And we are SLOWLY acclimating to “life after holidays”. After 36 total hours of travel time over 10 days, we came home thoroughly comatose. We’ve been trying to re-organi...
While we were in Bozeman, I had a couple hours of alone time. It’s been a LONG time since I’ve had an extended amount of that…and I desperately need to make more time for it. To ref...
This morning I met another Bozeman friend for coffee…my kindred hooping spirit and mama friend, Mary. So good to connect again…even if it was just for a few hours. After that Matt, the gi...
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. *Burton Hillis Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” *Jesus
Today I met my dear friend Deea in downtown Bozeman for a mama date. It was lovely to have some quiet moments away and we had a great time catching up. One of our stops included Stix, a knitting/yarn...
With four kiddos roaming about the holiday house, the living room is in a constant state of motion. Even more so when Uncle Ryan starts a giant wrestling match. Bella and Lucy are having a blast play...
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