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Ace, Broncos, and Moving On Up

Ace, Broncos, and Moving On Up

I have so much to write about and so little time to actually sit down and write! Instead of focusing on any one thing, I am going to address it all; all things going on with us in the month of January. Broncos First and foremost the Broncos are playing in the Super Bowl tomorrow! Although … Continue reading

Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts 1

Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts 1

This blog is not turning in to a book blog (I don’t read far enough books for that), but to get myself in to the habit of writing more I thought I would link up to “Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts” which is hosted by Bookishly Boisterous once a week. I am not sure if I … Continue reading

18 Months of Ace and Thanksgiving

18 Months of Ace and Thanksgiving

Ace is a year and half old this week and just celebrated his 2nd Thanksgiving. Here is all things Ace at 18 months old: Milestones At a year and half, Ace is really coming in to his own. He loves reading, singing songs, and doing puzzles. The newest development this month has been him starting … Continue reading

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

The hubby and I were lucky enough to jet off to Vegas for a few days last week. It was the first time we were there in 5 years and it did not disappoint. My parents were gracious enough to watch our little man so we could have an adults only trip (our first since … Continue reading

Fall in Denver

Fall in Denver

What a beautiful time of year here in Denver. There has been very little snowfall so far and both times that it snowed the snow melted by noon. We are even still having 60 degree days including today and tomorrow. Wonderful weather for spending time outside. We had an interesting Halloween this year. I actually … Continue reading

Stay-At-Home to Working Mom

Stay-At-Home to Working Mom

The transformation is complete. Yoga pants and Toms have been taken out of regular wardrobe rotation and I have had to iron for the first time in almost a year. The crock pot has been brought out of storage and complicated meals have become weekend-only food. I haven’t been much in the mood for blogging of … Continue reading

Lately + Crested Butte Vacation

Lately + Crested Butte Vacation

Lately A lot of changes happened lately, hence the lack of blogging the past two weeks. I made a big decision to go back to teaching this school year. I actually took this past year off on maternity leave with the plan of going back after one year (you can take up to 2 years unpaid leave … Continue reading

Lazy 4th

Lazy 4th

We had a very laid back and restful 4th this year. I thought I would share some pics. Bright eyed and bushy-tailed, we headed out early yesterday morning to our neighborhood Kid’s 4th of July Parade. There is actually a larger children’s parade about a mile from us, but the neighborhood one was just the … Continue reading

Big Ole’ Family Reunion

Big Ole’ Family Reunion

It has been some time since I last posted, but for good reason! We were away at my husband’s family reunion in northwest Indiana for a week and we were making the most of our vacation time, which included me not blogging while I was there. I thought I would share some of the highlights and … Continue reading

Ace’s First Birthday

Ace’s First Birthday

Ace had his first birthday over the past weekend and here are some of the highlights. Ace’s party was a simple backyard BBQ. The only theme was “garden party” since my husband has worked so hard on his garden and the landscaping in the backyard. We hung up some simple decorations, a baby picture display, … Continue reading