On Saturday Tristan and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary (eeeek!).  Every year we try to do something special like stay at a hotel, or at least stay at home just the two of us.  This time we stayed in downtown Denver for two nights…

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I told you about our family trip to St. Louis last month, and one of our favorite things we did was visit City Museum.  I had heard about it from several friends before going, but I was little wary of the price to get in…

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Hi!  I’m back from St. Louis and trying to sort through all of my photos – I think I took about 500 during the week – I was definitely snap-happy:)  Tristan was playing drums for this conference so we were able to tag along and…

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I will never get tired of taking photos of my kids, and thankfully, they don’t seem to mind too much:)  We took a walk near our church recently and I snapped these photos of them while they searched for flowers, shiny objects, and cool places to…

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It’s been super rainy and gorgeous here in Colorado the past few days, and I think we can safely say that fall has arrived!  This weather reminds me so much of our time in London a few months ago.  Umbrellas were used daily, and the…

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Tristan and I took the kids up to Evergreen, CO on Saturday.  My friend had given us a voucher to take 2 boats out on Evergreen lake (thanks Ali!).  The kids were SO excited (and a little nervous at first) and loved taking turns in…

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You have to say the title à la Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally” when she’s singing “Surrey with the Fringe On Top”…have to. *Update – rather than just edit this post, I will admit defeat and give credit where it’s due…I have my Meg…

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This week has been filled with lots of family.  First, Tristan’s parents came out from Indiana and spent a few days treating us to many meals and a chance to do some touristy stuff around Colorado:)  I hope they had a good time – I…

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Have you ever had a macaron?  I had my first one ever on our trip to Paris, and I am happy to say that not only did I have a “real” French macaron, but I had THE BEST French macaron ever. Laduree Paris was our…

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Tristan and I had some really amazing food while we were in London.  We decided that we had to try fish and chips because it’s the quintessential English meal (and how can you visit London without at least trying it?).  Luckily, there was a great…

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