Whew....I'm attempting to wrap up our Michigan vaca, so here's a start. Nick and Caylei graciously hosted our motley crew, including Enzo at the bookends of our trip. They have a beautiful home on Lake Michigan, due to the creative decorating genius of Caylei. . It was relaxing to the 10th degree. The kids loved their time there, as did their parents. Nick hauled out all the water and beach toys, which gets my hubbie all revved up. It's possible they even partook in some neighborhood skate boarding. And they might have looked like twin teenagers. We were uber spoiled in the food department (Caylei is also a wiz in the kitchen) and were pumped to spend time with our handsome cousin Chase. What a stud. Can't wait to go back again next year.
I went to throw something away yesterday and found a substantial chunk of fabricated red doll hair resting on top. Mmmm. Wonder who's responsible for that little act of defiance. This little punk cut off a majority of my childhood Cabbage Patch Kid's locks. Sorry Victoria. I would tell you it won't happen again, but it inevitably will.
My son loves God. And robots. And singing. And wearing super hero costumes two sizes too small. Evidence of all this below. This tickles my heart. Note the look on my daughter's little face when Dude takes center stage and dominates the screen. That also tickles my heart.
Some nuts and bolts from the month that don't fit under any specific headline. VACA will be covered soon. Wait for it....
While big brother was at "Camp Nana and Papa," Squirt and I watched Lady and the Tramp. I hadn't considered how much my sweet and fluffy canine friend would appreciate the flick. For the entire 1.75 hours, Enzo went back and forth between the positions you see pictured below. He ran around the room looking for the dogs when they left the screen, he would bark and hunch down during the dog fights....it was priceless. Squirt eventually stopped seeing the humor and enjoyment in it, but I didn't. Now we know what to do to keep him occupied in our absence.
The Little Black Chair took 4 more of my pieces to display and sell. Don't they look so charming in the midst of all their edible shabby chic decor?
This was happening at 7:10 this morning. I hid around the corner so I could take it all in.
This was happening at 7:30 this morning.
This was happening at 8:30 this morning...
And this was happening at 4:00pm this afternoon. Lego ship building. They liked each other all day. Thanks be to God. And I don't mean that sarcastically.
Play date with our darling Brinley friend. What are the chances they would coordinate so well? I guess pretty high since everyone and their mother's mother shop at Target.
Nail date with Mom before our road trip to Michigan. Oh did those pretty pink nails look shiny and new for 3 hours.
Hey look, it's me. The Enlighten Foundation had their donors come in for a photo shoot and here's my end result. Squirt is tugging at my legs, but you can't tell right? I don't even think I look annoyed.
This is an oldy but goodie video of my precocious 3 year old. This girl keeps us on our toes boy. Sugar and spice and sometimes really nice.
Our crew currently lives in the middle of the Michigan woods in a log cabin. We called Denver home (thus the name of this blog) for 17 years until 2019, when we uprooted our unsuspecting children and dog to this new life in the Midwest. After a loooong hiatus, we're back in this simple internet space trying to document life from our quirky perspective. Thanks for being here.
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