Last weekend, we drove into the mountains for some fresh air at the church camp-out. Husband was in charge of the activity and with helping hands, it turned out great. We enjoyed getting away for the evening. I played photographer.

{In Husband’s defense, this is the only pic that turned out and he was trying to [...]

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how does your garden grow?
Ours is coming right along, slow and steady.
Barely any of the produce has actually made it inside because Little Man and I have been eating the yellow cherry tomatoes, black cherry tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries and sugar snap peas right off the vine.
The perennial garden is filling in quite swimmingly.
We kinda like [...]

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Husband’s youngest brother Robert, affectionately known as Bobbo, came for a visit over the weekend. Since serving his mission, he hasn’t seen our new place. Every time Little Man would wake-up he would ask, “Where’s Bobbo?”
We had a blast showing him the area, grilling, playing, brother bonding and making a trip down to the zoo.

Thanks [...]

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Last weekend, we took our first official camping trip as a family. Luckily, our pro-camper friends were along for the ride. They found the PERFECT campsite: in the mountains, surrounded by pine trees with a creek/river running right by. Little Man loved throwing things in the water and watching them move down stream. He and [...]

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We braved the rain and went to the free night at the Douglas County Fair. We met up with some friends to binge on fair food and see the animals. Little Man loved crowing(?) like the rooster and pointing out the piggies. It was a short trip but totally worth it.
Yes, we are wearing long [...]

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I hosted the traditional Bachelorette watch party Monday night. It was a great group of ladies that each brought a yummy dish to share.
I liked JP and Ben, but rooted for Ben. What was up with Ashley letting him not only keep talking, but THEN to get down on one knee AND fully propose before [...]

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Months ago, Laura and I made a pact to run a tri together. Check, check.
Saturday, we ran the “My Way or the Tri Way” race in Aurora, CO which featured a 750m reservoir swim, 14 mi bike and 3.5 mi trail run. It was fun but a pretty tough course. I conquered my fear of [...]

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