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July 31, 2021

Look Good, Feel Good, Run Good

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/31/track-and-field-nails-hair/

I personally love athletes expressing themselves and bringing whatever makes them feel best to the games. Anyone have something they wear to race that makes them feel confident? I like to have a bracelet that I wear all through my training that reminds me of all the work I have done on race day.

As for us we are up to our summer time favorites:

Going to the carwash and hanging in the third row while I vacuum out their cracker encrusted car seats.

We then hit up the “barnyard park” not the true name, just what Cannon calls it.

It’s a fun park and we are enjoying these last few weeks of summer as much as we can.

This swing reminds of playing in Munich.

2019 babies, making me miss international travel.

Where will you go first when it is safe to travel again?

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July 30, 2021

Happee Birthdae + Flash Floods

Just in case no one has told you, tomorrow is Harry Potter’s Birthday.

It’s a perfect day for us to settle in for a movie marathon since we are under a flood warning.

I mean, the kids probably won’t let us get away with that, but we can dream.

Hope everyone is staying safe!

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July 29, 2021

Stories from my iPhone – July 2021

Here are some of my favorite untold stories from my phone:

I love this picture of Cannon with Humphry, telling me how it is…

Humphry waiting for the bus in Aspen.

How expressive Emmy is!

Cannon doing great at this 5 year well check.

Feeling shocked that our grocery store already has Halloween items out.

The kids cheering for Cory after he finished his gravel bike race.

Finding all the rocks to climb on, I LOVE the mountains in the summer.

Celebrating Cory’s race.

Appreciating this cyclist’s superstition and pinning his 13 on upside down.

Finding new to us playgrounds.

Here’s to getting as many adventures in as possible in what we have left of summer!

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July 28, 2021

Starting Our Back to School Bins

I posted a fews days ago about our Occasion Bins and wanted to share our back to school bins since one of our favorite shops is having a great sale.

The bins are far from done but we are gathering items as they roll in.

These are bento boxes from Stuck on You that we love (they are having a 25% off sale now). We have had the smaller bento box snack size boxes for two years now and they look like new! They are perfect for little fingers to be able to open on their own and the kids love getting to pick the theme.

This year we got Cannon the large bento box for this year because he will be at school for a full day. We also bought him the cooler but it’s still on it’s way.

A few other small shops we love are Chalk Designs by ME that made the shelf sign and Pearl and Jane made the garland.

  • Cannon’s Basket
  • Emmy’s Basket

We are adding their required supplies plus some fun extras like books and chalk boards.

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July 27, 2021

One of Our Favorite Hikes – Family Friendly!

It’s no secret that we LOVE to hike.

One hike that we go back to many times is Lily Lake near Estes Park.

One of the reasons we love it is that it is super family friendly and very accessible. Cory even “hiked” around the lake right before he had his achilles repaired.

The kids were just 1 month and 23 months old at the time. He did push the stroller all the way around the lake in a walking boot.

If you are feeling more adventurous you can hike up around the mountain and add on many more miles depending on what you are looking for. The kids love the upper route because you get to scramble on rocks and have amazing views from the top.

This trail is technically in Rocky Mountain National Park but outside the gates so you don’t need to pay an entry fee.

There are bathrooms at the trail head but unfortunately dogs are not allowed past the parking lot.

We loved our visit this past weekend and were discussing how this would be the perfect place to start snowshoeing with the kids.

What’s one of your favorite hikes?

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July 26, 2021

Some Good News…

Timothy Olson set the men’s FKT for the PCT….

Timothy Olson Sets the Men’s Supported Pacific Crest Trail FKT

Running for almost 52 days averaging over 50 every single day….can you imagine? I can’t, I can barely imagine running 50 miles on one day.

I loved this news from Pink, and really hope that this publicity causes the rules for women’s “uniform” in sport to be evaluated.

I have always loved the Olympics and held them in high esteem, some news lately has me questioning the ethics of the IOC but we are still enjoying routing for Team USA and hoping for the very best for all the athletes.

Are you watching the Olympics? If so what is your favorite sport to watch?

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July 25, 2021

A Weekend in the Mountains

Just a quick check in to say that we finished out the weekend with a hike in the mountains.

Working hard to make these last few weeks count.

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July 24, 2021

Suffering is a Gift!

We spent a lot of the day in the car today driving up to and back from Winter Park. I listened to a few great podcasts while driving and especially loved the Pyllars podcast.

Dylan Bowman described his second place finish at the Hardrock 100. It was such a good listen about his mindset. I loved when he talked about suffering being a gift.

I had a mostly solo day with the kiddos since we got up later than Cory and made our way to Winter Park just the three of us.

Cory did amazing and rode much faster than we thought he would we were lucky to catch him at the finish line! I am hoping to get his thoughts down tomorrow on his first gravel race.

What are you up to this weekend?

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July 23, 2021

A Change of Plans + Occasion Baskets

We were meant to be camping tonight in Winter Park prepping for Cory’s first gravel bike race. I am pretty bummed that we are still home but there has been a lot of rain in the mountains and flash flood warnings for the area we were headed. So we decided to cancel the camping portion of the trip since hanging out inside our tiny trailer while it rained didn’t sound that fun. Now we will just go up for the day, luckily Winter Park is just an hour and a half from home.

We enjoyed the nice weather here at home with a visit to a splash pad/playground with friends.

And some play in the backyard.

Cannon was there too but just too busy to bother with being in photos.

I have been spending a lot of time prepping and plotting lately. We will be celebrating Halloween very early this year since we are going to the Oogie Boogie Bash in Disneyland in late September. We need to have our costumes all in order early. I also learned last year that if I don’t jump on things early they will sell out or be delivered late so I am getting things as early as I can. I have three boxes collecting items in our office, one for back to school, one for our Disneyland trip and one for Halloween. It probably won’t be long before I need to add a bin for Christmas too. We are going to be celebrating Christmas early this year (December 18th) before we take off on a southwestern tour.

I have been gathering the kids’ back to school supplies and getting excited about making their back to school bins.

I LOVE making the kids occasion bins. I will make bins of the things I would buy them anyway for back to school then give it to them in a basket so it’s more fun for them.

I love occasion bins, it’s very fun for me to make them.

We make them bins for:

  • Valentines Day 2021 Version
  • St. Patricks Day
  • Easter
  • Welcome to Summer
  • Back to School
  • Boo Bins – These are things we want the kids to enjoy for the Halloween season so they get them around October 1st, things like Halloween PJs, themed plates/cups spooky shirts, things to decorate their rooms. etc.
  • Arrival Baskets – These are similar to the Boo Baskets but for Christmas. We call them Arrival Baskets because they show up with the arrival of our Elf on the Shelf. Again these are things we want them to have the entire Christmas season.

This year I am also going to make them Disneyland bins with things like matching shirts, glow necklaces, bubbles wands, etc. I like to buy things and bring them into the park because it’s so much less expensive!

2019 Disneyland

Do you ever make your kids gift baskets?

Anyone else prepping super early for holidays/events this year?

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July 22, 2021

What’s Safe + Smoke in the Air

If you live on the Western side of the country then you are probably well aware of the wildfire problem. Here in Colorado we are often hit by catastrophic wildfires.

Fire in Boulder 2020

The air was so bad last year that ash piled up on our car, it was all very devastating. You could smell the smoke constantly and it

This year hasn’t been as bad….yet. But I thought this article from Runner’s World was a good resource for when it’s safe to run outside:

Is It Safe to Run With Wildfire Smoke In the Air?

Our air quality hasn’t been too bad lately but I don’t remember the last time I saw this dial in the green.

How is the air where you are?

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We are having so much fun learning to ski as a fam We are having so much fun learning to ski as a family! Ski traffic I could do without 🫠
✨2022✨ I can honestly say this was the best ✨2022✨ 

I can honestly say this was the best year of my life. So many adventures. I am loving the ages of these kiddos and cherish our time together. 

Very unsure if we can top this in 2023 but we are sure going to try!
We hope you had a merry little Christmas 🎄 We hope you had a merry little Christmas 🎄
Winter hiking is just so magical. Definitely not h Winter hiking is just so magical. Definitely not hating winter this year! ❄️
We kicked off the holiday season by visiting the N We kicked off the holiday season by visiting the North Pole and seeing Santa! 

The kids had so much fun and it was way cuter than I was expecting. They said it was better than Disneyland 😂 @northpolecolorado
Happy Halloween!!! Cannon really wanted to be To Happy Halloween!!! 

Cannon really wanted to be Toad from Super Mario this year so we tagged along. 

Scroll to see 2021-> 2020 -> 2019 -> 2018 -> 2017 -> 2016 🎃
We finished up our tour of France with a couple da We finished up our tour of France with a couple days in Disneyland Paris. I love Disney Parks and visiting Disneyland Paris was a dream come true. We had such an amazing time on our entire trip. 

We are trying to plan our next trip. Where is the best place you have ever been? Do you have a favorite trip? I would love to hear about it. My parents say that Ireland was their favorite so UK tops the list currently but Italy or Costa Rica are on the list too.
In our last couple of days in Paris we took a bus In our last couple of days in Paris we took a bus tour to see the major sights. Our favorites included walking the entire Champs-Élysées and climbing to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. We missed out on seeing the Catacombs because we didn’t get tickets early enough. c’est la vie, I guess we will have to go back 😉
A cousin reminded me that I never finished sharing A cousin reminded me that I never finished sharing our trip to France 🫠 better late than never! 

We spent our first day back in Paris with a trip to Versailles. We loved the gardens so much and particularly enjoyed Marie Antoinette’s little farm. The history here is incredible and the opulence overwhelming. We walked over 10 miles on our visit!
Before our long drive back to Paris we did the thr Before our long drive back to Paris we did the three castle hike in Ribeauvillé, France. We climbed up the side of a hill to three castle ruins from the 14th century. It was really fun to explore and a great way to burn some energy before a long drive.
While we were in the Alsace region of France we vi While we were in the Alsace region of France we visited the sweet little village of Riquewihr. Rumor says this was the inspiration for Belle’s village in Disney’s Beaty and the Beast. Can you see it? We could and kept singing Bonjour while walking through town.
After leaving Switzerland we made our way to Colma After leaving Switzerland we made our way to Colmar. This sweet little town in the Alsace region of France near the German border. We loved all the half timber buildings and winding streets. We had some great local food and wine. Colmar was a lovely place to get lost for an afternoon.
It was so exciting to see the Matterhorn in person It was so exciting to see the Matterhorn in person. The peak was never fully clear of clouds while we were there which was a little disappointing but it was still majestic . We took a cog train and gondola up then hiked about five miles down on the five lakes trail. It was a beautiful day and we got to enjoy lunch mid hike. We loved the little (car free) town of Zermatt. We enjoyed some fun Swiss playgrounds in town before dinner. I love Switzerland and it’s mountains!
With the last of our time in Chamonix we took a go With the last of our time in Chamonix we took a gondola and cable car up Le Brévent. We enjoyed hot chocolates and crepes at the top with views of Mont Blanc. 

Next it was time to drive on to Switzerland 🇨🇭
We took a cute cogwheel train up the valley in Cha We took a cute cogwheel train up the valley in Chamonix to Montenvers to visit the Mer de Glace  glacier. At the top you can take a gondola a little way down then MANY stairs to the glacier. It was sad to see the markers of where the glacier was in years past and how much it has shrunk. We did love exploring an ice cave that they dig out each year. We had to try twice to get into the ice caves as the first time it closed right as we arrived due to a storm. It was worth taking the train twice.
After riding to the top of Aiguille du Midi we sto After riding to the top of Aiguille du Midi we stopped half way down for a couple mile hike and a stop at a mountain hut for lunch. This might have been my favorite lunch ever. The views were amazing and the weather was nice. The mountains here are STUNNING!!! #aiguilledumidi #chamonix
We decided to spend a few day in Chamonix to explo We decided to spend a few day in Chamonix to explore the French Alps. The experience we were most excited about was taking the gondola up the 
Aiguille du Midi (highest cable car in France). You switch cable cars half way up so you can enjoy the views. The top outpost is incredible perching on top of the mountain. I’ve never seen anything like it! 

The day wasn’t completely clear but the views were still incredible. #aiguilledumidi #chamonix
After a long drive across the French countryside w After a long drive across the French countryside we landed in Annecy at the foot of the Alps. 

Annecy was such a pretty little town on the bank of a gorgeous turquoise lake.  We got to enjoy lunch at a canal side cafe, wander the streets, enjoy ice cream and playground hop our way through town. 

Very excited about our next few days in mountains of France + Switzerland.
We drove into the heart of France to visit the Go We drove into the heart of France to visit the  Gouffre de Padirac. A large cave system including an underground river. I don’t have many good pictures given the lighting and lack of patience. We loved climbing down into the cave and riding a boat along the river. Probably my favorite cave that I have visited. Kids loved all of it too and are so good about us dragging them along with us across France.
After leaving Mont Saint-Michele we drove to Loire After leaving Mont Saint-Michele we drove to Loire to visit Château de Chenonceau. It was stunning and the gardens were fun to explore. The history here is so rich!
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