So Jaron is turning five in April! Rather than keep track of scrawled notes on paper scraps for years to come, perhaps this is a good place to jot down my birthday party research. Fort Collins: GK Gymnastics $150 for 1.5 hrs, up to 8 kids, $10 per additional kid; incl. 1 hour gymnastics & [...]
Category Archives: Family
Hamilton Mountain for Two
September 12, 2011 – 3:58 pm
It’s practially impossible to hike mountain peaks with preschoolers. Technically, they can ride along in a [very heavy!] child pack and I guess one could stuff in earplugs after the kids’ patience limit expires, but seriously, a 5-hour hike is sooo much more fun for two. And on a weekday, we mostly had the trail [...]
Horsetooth Falls
September 1, 2011 – 5:04 pm
Horsetooth Falls family hike, May 2011 – pics only until I have more time on my hands! Fun stuff!
Mountain Cabin Anniversary
March 20, 2011 – 2:00 pm
Ten years of marriage! Although the official date was back in January, we just had the opportunity to celebrate with a kid-free overnight vacation in March – in fact our first “couple” escape since having kids almost seven years ago! We rented Annie’s Mountain Cabin on the Big Thompson River. We spent day one snowshoeing [...]
Beaver Creek Trail / Comanche
August 10, 2010 – 2:41 pm
My husband was sure the trail wasn’t too long, and was relatively close to Fort Collins. So we planned a hike to Comanche Lake for a picnic lunch after church in mid July. In the car I took a look at his handwritten directions. The first thing I noticed was that the cumulative mileage was [...]