We had a really fun Halloween this year. About a third of the way through October, we took a trip to JoAnn Fabrics so Phoebe could pick out her pattern and fabric. She…

Each year, Phoebe’s new elementary school holds a fundraiser called “Laps for Lafayette.” They set up a quarter-mile track in the back field, and the kids run laps for 45 minutes. That morning,…

End of September After walking home from the coffee shop, we stopped by Alicia Sanchez to get some produce from the community garden. The kids wanted to play on the playground. Phoebe discovered…

Well, we can’t believe it either, but Benjamin turned four last week! He had a really nice super hero party on Saturday, September 24—which happened to be Phoebe’s half birthday. I found a…

Phoebe is taking four days of golf lessons this week, Monday–Thursday from 8–9 a.m. They’re held at Broadlands Golf Course in Broomfield, about 10 minutes from our house. The course is lovely at…

We planned our first camping trip of the season for Memorial Day weekend (if you don’t count the aborted trip to Moab in May). We’d never been to Collegiate Peaks Campground, so we…

I no longer have any idea what happened in early April. We didn’t seem to take any photos! April 16 Phoebe was helping me cook. Then she started making one of those concoctions…

The kids got me a soup cookbook for Mother’s Day. It includes 100 soups—and we’ve decided to cook them all and blog about it. Please follow our posts, which will usually be added…

February 21 On a sunny late-February day, Dave and Phoebe rode their bikes to the park in Louisville—about 4 miles away and up a huge hill. Benjamin got on his Strider for a…

Just a few videos on a very snowy morning; we’re in the middle of a spring blizzard! Here are a couple of Benjamin putting on his pajamas, which he insists on doing himself…