We recently visited part of the Oregon Trail, which included a visitor area with informational boards. It was surrounded by these large blocks of rock with a prominent ‘no climbing’ sign. Red: Mom, don’t let Smalls climb it, look at the sign. Me: I think it’ll be okay, it looks fun to climb, doesn’t it?…
Month: January 2018
Snap It Outdoors: Me Time
It’s a cold day. It’s day 4 of my husband being away. The kids have been sick. But the snow is calling! I pack the car the night before, determined not to waste my intention. We drive in caravan with all the other hopefuls, cresting the corners to be met by the blinding sun as…
Why Thank You Cards for Teachers should be given in January (or why I’m justifying my procrastination)
I’m embarrassed to say we missed giving Red’s kindergarten teacher her Christmas gift before winter break started. There are lots of excuses I could offer for why that happened, but I think we all know what a parent’s to do list looks like the last week in December, so I’ll leave it at that! Last…
Lifestyle Photo-shoot: Photos that tell a story
My friend Paige is a genius photographer, who shoots families and newborns with Glean & Co in Boise, Idaho, and all across the Pacific North West. I have been working with her on some copy writing, and jumped at the chance to sample for free her ‘lifestyle’ family photo-shoot. Our family do not get photos…
Wild Child: Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Red and I attended his first film festival last week. It was the Wild Child program, part of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival which was put on by the Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club. Red is not a fan of movies; he finds the structure too scary. TV show length is as much…
Snap It Outdoors: Outdoor Art
We visit our local nature center a lot; it’s next door to our closest park and right next to the greenbelt where we love to ride our bikes. All within a mile of our house, we’re so lucky! Despite having visited many, many times, there’s always something new to us that catches our eye. This…
Nature Walk
We finally have snow in Boise! It is glorious, and yes we have been skiing already! But for a long time, we had cold but no snow. We had an inversion for days that felt as if they dragged into weeks. For those of you who don’t know, an inversion is where the cold air…