Summer Bucket List ✔ Several months ago we were walking through Hobby Lobby and Lydia and I stumbled upon a section of fairy garden supplies. We were instantly in love! Every time I would bring a different piece up to Lydia her eyes lit up and I just knew we HAD to do it! So …
Memorial Day
We had such a great Memorial Day! We kicked things off with a yummy breakfast and I loved having a slower morning. Once we got everything cleaned up and ready for the day, we made our way to the cemetery. The kids were anticipating and looking forward to this and I love that it has …
Flying Kites
Sarah chose to fly kites for our family’s spring bucket list. We had been waiting for the right day with the right conditions. I don’t know if we succeeded in this but we gave it a go! It was pretty gusty – we would have these strong winds and then it would just die. It …
Baby Animals Days
One of our spring bucket list items was to visit some baby animals and we DID IT! Mark was all about the pigs – who may or may not tried to eat Lydia’s wheelchair through the fence. The kids were all obsessed with “Bunny” the rabbit. Ben thought the goats were hilarious as they tried …
Ice Skating
Winter Bucket List ✔ I cannot remember if I wrote about this – but when we were celebrating the winter solstice in December our family made a Winter Bucket List. We have never done this before but we are LOVING it! We each picked one thing we wanted to do this winter. It has been …
County Fair
Lydia’s therapy has an incredible arrangement with our county fair to give two hours to families who need a little bit of help with sensory overload. For two hours, the fair is open to them (FREE!) where the sounds and lights are turned off on all of the rides. They had face painting, bounce houses, …
Denver Zoo
We were so excited to make our way to the zoo this last month! We had planned to go in March but then COVID happened and here we are! The main reason for this particular visit was to celebrate finishing our “Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish” unit in science for Jacob and Sarah. I will say …
Unseen Oceans
In February, our family fun was to head down to Denver to explore the Unseen Oceans exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. We love this place so much. This exhibit was so fun and interactive. The kids had an absolute blast exploring all of the different nooks and crannies!