A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the monthly archives:
One of the best parts about our rented cabin was the great fire pit in the woods right outside. We got to enjoy some the best parts about camping–roasting marshmallows, hot dogs and biscuits–while still getting to sleep in comfortable beds.
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Yep, it’s one birthday after another this weekend. Our little spitfire is now five (but still going on fifteen).
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The Dark Hollow ride starts at 11,000 ft elevation and drops a vertical mile over 12 miles of rocky trail. From utahmountainbiking.com: “After a couple of miles on the surface volcanic deposit, you’ll drop through an area of intrusive igneous rock (granite), before cruising through pink dirt of the Claron formation.” What does that mean […]
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My little girl turns eight today. Eight.
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After last year’s uber-successful bi-family mountain bike vacation, we immediately planned another. This year’s destination: Brian Head, UT. 2 families, 8 bikes, 6 kids and two babysitters (who apparently had no idea where we were taking them all the way to Utah due to miscomunication between me & and their mom– luckily their mom happened […]
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“Chinatown is smelly.” – Princess
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As a child, I raised guinea pigs. Lots of them. My pigs made such cute babies, the local pet store couldn’t get enough of them. Even now, I still have a huge soft spot in my heart for the cute little rodents. Which is why I love seeing the love Baby Brother has for Willow. […]
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The American Girl doll craze started in our home almost two year ago, but I’ve somehow managed to avoid actually taking the girls to an American Girl Doll store. That’s why it was such a treat for Princess to attend tea at the AG store in NYC with her very best friend and her favorite […]
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When Todd threw his old brown and pink, long-sleeved dress shirt in the “to be donated” pile I promptly pulled it out knowing it’s life was not over yet. The style, a simple sleeveless tunic with bow, was inspired from a japanese made shirt I found a while back for Princess. I used the existing […]
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While Princess was busy exploring the real Times Square, I surprised Pumpkin with a mommy-daughter day trip to Legoland where we explored a mini Times Square made entirely from Legos (among a million other things made from Legos). It’s not often our middle child gets complete attention from mom as well as complete control over […]
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