kids kids climb night I signed Emma up for the kids climb night at the gym tonight. They have a pretty amazing rock wall. She was nervous about going and not knowing anyone, then she ended up
kids princess dance party An excessive heat warning isn't going to keep us from a princess dance party. We even biked the mile to the park and back. It's been a while since we biked... so it
family sunsets I've seen some pretty incredible sunsets in the last month. Last night was no exception... Some others from the last month...
family happy to be home These girls has a blast this past week... but man, I'm happy to be home. We finished off our week with some kayaking. Emma had the best time with Braden. After they were
family kamping This is one of my favorite camping weeks of the summer. It's also the most exhausting. 😂 We swim pretty much all day. This year Olivia discovered the diving board... and loves it. Emma
kids strawberry picking The thunderstorms last night were crazy! There was more rain in the forecast today, but that didn't stop us from going strawberry picking. We have lots of strawberries to eat. When you're done
family minnesota! We planned to get an early start towards home this morning. The girls eventually woke me up at 9 AM... not exactly the early start we had hoped for. When we stopped at
family welcome to kansas Today we started our trip home. We decided to bypass Nebraska and go through Kansas and Missouri this time. Holy heat wave Kansas! We stopped in Wakeeney for the night. The one thing
family last day Today was our last day in Colorado... and it was a hot one. We spent the morning at a waterfall and playing in the creek. The waterfall had an information center and the
family the great outdoors We ventured out to climb some rocks and do some fishing. Braden and Emma did some serious rock climbing up to the top of this big rock. Emma had a couple big bites
family pikes peak When you're in Colorado Springs you have to go to the top of Pikes Peak, so we did. Emma is adventurous, like Braden. Olivia is not, like me. We did make it a
family cheyenne mountain We debated what to do today... then it turned out to be a hang out at the campsite all day kind of day. We went hiking. The girls looked for critters. We watched
family cripple creek One of the reasons I wanted to leave on Thursday was to make it to Donkey Derby Days. Donkey races. Food. Petting zoo. Donkey rides. Pretty much sounds like something we'd love... and
family welcome to colorful colorado We made it! After getting checked in at the campground we went to a BBQ restaurant for lunch. All that food and Olivia had 1 bite of rib and 3 corn on the
the o's Our two big stops today were in cities starting with O. Omaha and Ogallala. I've heard so many great things about the zoo in Omaha. It was at the top of my list
family road trippin' to colorado It's that time of year again! It's our annual big road trip. This year we're headed to Colorado! It's not a road trip unless we stop along the way for an Icee. Right
kids butterflies A couple weeks ago I ordered a cup of caterpillars. I wasn't sure the teeny, tiny caterpillars we got were going to turn into butterflies. This was a couple days after we got
kids and another one Olivia and I have been to this park a couple times, but it doesn't count unless Emma is there too. Emma's two favorite things to do at the park are the monkey bars
kids park hopping For the last 2 years I've tried to go to all the parks in our city. Both years I've come up short. 🤷🏼♀️ This year we started early and have already crossed off a
places we've been parents night out It's been a while since we've had one of these. Tonight we tried a new Mexican restaurant. We followed up with dessert at a local ice cream shop.
