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Spring Recap

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Stephanie

We’ve been having our usual windy, New Mexican spring here in Albuquerque. The weather has been alternating between warm, cold, warm, cold with periodic WINDY days since February. El Niño is in effect right now, which means NM will get more than … Continue reading →

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Time for School!

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Stephanie

Fall is here and someone just started preschool! Up until now, she has been home with one or both of us. So this is a big transition for everyone. As with most (all?) of the big transitions she has been … Continue reading →

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Let’s go to the Mountains!

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Stephanie

The other day during breakfast, Mia said, “Let’s go to the mountains!”  And so we did. (Note:  Some of these photos may look scary, but I promise she was never in danger — and never as close to The Edge … Continue reading →

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What did you do with your summer?

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Stephanie

Have I mentioned that summer is my favorite season?  Especially here in SW Colorado.  I just can’t say enough about the absolutely gorgeous weather, and with all the rain we’ve been getting (though still only 70% of ‘normal’), we have … Continue reading →

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A Sunday walk

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Stephanie

Seems like the summer is flying by!  We’ve been busy, busy, busy with our every day lives but we try to find time to enjoy the great outdoors, which is — after all — one of the main reasons we … Continue reading →

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Sweet Summer

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Stephanie

Ahhhh, summer is here with lovely warm days and cool breezy nights.  We’ve even had several rainfall events, for which we are always grateful.  Streamflow in our river is low, but at least there is still water flowing in it, … Continue reading →

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Camping Trip

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Stephanie

The warm spring weather plus an invitation from our friends was more than enough to entice us out on our first family camping trip!  We went out to Cedar Mesa in southeast Utah for a few days of camping, hiking … Continue reading →

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