Category Archives: family

Sage Advice

Posted on April 7, 2013 by SAO'

Start with yumm. ~ advice from our almost 3 year old on how to approach a meal

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Ear Drops

Posted on March 31, 2013 by SAO'

Hope hates her eardrops. They’re cold and make her ears feel squishy. And she is part idiosyncratic, part control freak, so to put them in, you have to have a certain blanket on your lap, a different washcloth under her … Continue reading →

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Two Generations Apart

Posted on January 10, 2013 by SAO'

The world ain’t comin’ to an end, my friend. The world is comin’ to a start. Purlie Victorious Judson My dad got an iPhone two Novembers ago. His intent was to be able to FaceTime the grandkids. Fourteen months later, … Continue reading →

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Little Memorex

Posted on December 21, 2012 by SAO'

I have to remember that Hope is a little sponge, taking everything in, and repeating nearly all of it back atcha. Even stuff you don’t remember saying. We’re making breakfast this morning, and Hope dropped a bowl. It was a … Continue reading →

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Hope’s Busy Holiday Baking Season … so far

Posted on December 10, 2012 by SAO'

Big Sister has been flexing her whisking and stirring muscles. Take a peek here.

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Autumnal Equinox

Posted on September 23, 2012 by SAO'

A long day behind the wheel … … taking in Colorado’s changing colors … … gives a girl quite the appetite.

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Game Day

Posted on September 1, 2012 by SAO'

Getting ready for today’s game and making her world-famous, top secret maple chipotle baked beans.

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Concentration

Posted on August 16, 2012 by SAO'

So now I know … if I ever need 30 minutes of peace and quiet, just give her a cup of shredded cheese and a couple of almost-ready-for-the-oven quesadillas, and then just sit back and watch her go at it.

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Hope in the Highlands

Posted on August 14, 2012 by SAO'

If you live in Denver and need a family photographer, you can’t go wrong with our friend Angie.

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No Great Truths

Posted on July 27, 2012 by SAO'

No great truths … just thousands of little ones. For instance: juice tastes better in a moo cup.

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