Three-Hundred Sixty-Five Days of Little & Happy

Day 57 - August 26

Adventuring down by the river on a lazy Sunday afternoon, just before a hot summer storm emerged out of nowhere and drenched us through.

Day 56 - August 25

Somewhere along my 10+ mile canyon run this morning, my key fob went MIA. I doubled back for half a mile when I realized it was gone, but no luck. It had to be on a 2.5 mile stretch between Timp Caves and the mouth of the canyon, and I knew I'd just have to walk it to find it. Any runner's high was brought low on the spot, knowing that I'd have to head home and go look later.

In the afternoon, while on the way back up the canyon to retrieve my car and driving super slow to see if we could spot the key, Craig pulled over to let some speedier cars pass. I hopped out, thinking maybe I'd seen something, but after walking the 20 yards back, determined it was just a few rocks I'd seen in passing. Then I turned around and not ten paces back to the car, right at my feet, so close to the ahphalt that I'd never have seen it from the car window, I saw my key.

And then I cried. Because that's just what I do.

Day 55 - August 24

Spending the warm summer nights at the big Alpine park, playing ball, chasing frisbees and riding the rip-stick. Makes for a great evening.

Day 54 - August 23

Chicken plays soccer. And he's awesome.

Day 53 - August 22

I know, right?

Day 52 - August 21

And just like that, summer's over and I am the mother of a third-grader. And he looks like this--handsome little toad. Heaven help us all.

Day 51 - August 20

Meetings with agents, meetings with teachers, meetings at The Walmarts to get all the school supplies that we didn't know we needed for school in the morning.

Day 50 - August 19

Best spot for reading? Mom's bed, hands down.

Day 49 - August 18

Boys went camping-slash-condo-ing over Friday night, where they found some great petrified wood and went shirtless.

Mom stayed home, cleaning the house, sewing baby blankets and making big plans for the new school schedule, complete with chore charts and calendars.

Oddly, everyone felt like they got the better end of the deal.

Day 48 - August 17

Boys, meet Freddie Mercury.

Yup, he was awesome.

Yup, he will, he will rock you.

No, I couldn't possibly guess what the black and white spandex unitard was all about.

Yes, Ian, he was probably a really cool ninja.