february 8, 2012

this morning we escaped the *18* inches of snow that have had us homebound for the past few days to buy some groceries and stop in a few shops. i am going a little bonkers being cooped up in the house. we have had infinite tea parties, read dozens of books, baked and eaten more cookies than i would care to admit and have spend lots of time snuggling.

what do you do when you're stuck inside during the winter?

december 21, 2011

around here we have been staying busy by:
-playing dress up
-making art with the cool new crayons from the kinnards
-baking cookies and zucchini bread
-venturing out onto the snow with *no* tears (until her hand touched it and all hell broke loose)
-wrapping and mailing homemade goodies
-almost crying when the postal worker told me my total for shipping was $90!!
-going to zoo lights at the denver zoo - totally rad
-practicing saying, "ryan and naomi," who will be visiting us next week
-making more felted owls
-anticipating two. whole. days. with christopher starting tomorrow. hooray!

hope you are having a lovely week!

p.s. harper is 17 months today. where does time go?

december 13, 2011

Uno, dos, tres, cuatro

Tie up your boots
Jump off the ladder
Pack up your clothes
Nothing's the matter
Mistletoe hangs up in the bedroom
Your sister's bangs
She cut them herself
Santa is here
Sleighbells are ringing
Twenty-one elves
They are all singing
K-Mart is closed
So is the bakery
Everyone's home watching TV

Santa Claus is coming
Hear the banjo strumming



-Sufjan Stevens "Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!"


we've been listening to this nonstop. it's a great set with classics and funny new christmas songs. harper really cuts a rug when it's on. today we are doing a little shopping, a little sewing, a little hot chocolate drinking, visiting the doctor, and wrapping up some finished gifts. whew!


oh and i loved the "oh joy" yarn and pipe cleaner here so i made my own version.


let's boogey!

november 3, 2011

because it is fall here and we are spending more of our day inside than out, we have been

drinking coffee by the fire

dancing in the evenings

reading our favorite books

sewing a few stitches

snuggling with baby

playing music

baking.

we each have our favorite thing to listen to. harper picks yo gabba gabba dance music, christopher enjoys mark kozelek and i want to hear garrison keillor's news from lake wobegon. this is my favorite.  have a listen tonight before you go to bed. and tell me what you think.

november 1, 2011

after a few crummy days, i want only to look at the bright and colorful and cheery things around our home.  

1. quilted pillow that i made last week when the snow came down.

2. vintage clutch that i carried to this on saturday. it was amazing. something on my bucket list.

3. tea towels made by Mattie (whom our daughter, Harper Mattie, was named after) that i came across today while organizing the linens.

october 25, 2011

the visitors have come and gone. the house is still.

tonight the storm rolls in and we will wake to a winter wonderland. a new adventure for harper and for our family in the mountains.