May 23, I left for a work conference in San Francisco. I had all day to walk around the city! At the end of May, Phoebe decided to try wearing her water backpack…

Lest you think that only Mom gets to enjoy a camping trip on her special day, rest assured that we made it out camping on Father’s Day weekend too. Phoebe couldn’t wait; we…

In mid-May, our friends the Johnsons came to town for a visit. They moved to Minnesota two years ago, so we’ve only seen them once since then. We had a great time! On…

What was lost has now been found! It was a traumatic night in the Gribble household. Lion was nowhere to be found at school, and we had to leave him behind. The teachers…

Here is the sun just before Venus made first contact. You can easily see several prominent sun sports. It was very difficult to get everything in focus with my setup. A little practice…

On Mother’s Day weekend, we took Friday off work and drove to a campground halfway between Salida and Buena Vista, CO. We’d been planning the trip for quite a while, since we really…

This past week we’ve had the pleasure of guests. Our friends the Johnsons are visiting from Minnesota. Yesterday, in Colorado, we were blessed with an even rarer visit from an annular solar eclipse.…

Phoebe is full of music these days. She learns lots of songs at school and loves to sing them at home and in the car. One of our friends from church watched her…

Well, it may have been a quiet year in lake Wobegon, but it’s been super busy in Colorado for the Gribble family. It hardly seems possible, but it’s been more than a month…

Okay, it’s a few days late. But we had a really nice Easter holiday, and we hope you did too! Phoebe had an Easter egg hunt at school on Friday and then another…