Sooo…we’ve experienced another blogging hiatus. Sorry about that. I could give a lot of excuses as to why we’ve been missing but I’m pretty sure that would be incredibly boring, so instead I’ll try to catch you up on all the fun stuff. In June, the kids and I flew to Colorado to visit family for a week or so. It was a GREAT time and provided the perfect opportunity to play with my new wide angle lens in the wide open spaces. Above is my parent’s ranch. They live approximately 20 miles from the closest stoplight (except for the one hanging in their basement, because doesn’t everyone have a stoplight hanging in their basement?) It was the absolute perfect time of year for the scenery. Everything was sooo green and the evening thundershowers turned the sky sooo blue. Dad calls it “Selling Weather” because if you tried to sell the place with everything looking this good, you’d get a better offer. Luckily, they aren’t selling!
My mom and I are both “list makers” so, of course, we had a list of things we needed to accomplish while I was out there. I’ve mentioned before that my parent’s have an antique shop on the ranch and every so often they go through the buildings and rearrange stuff to give things a fresh look. They were in the midst of this process while we were there so my mom and I and my sister-in-law Katie decided to decorate an entire room in neutrals. Strangely enough, the concept took shape around a new use for old bedsprings, so we made that a focal point. It was so much fun! Every time I go through their shop I swear that I will move closer, just to have access to all the great stuff. I really love how the frame wall turned out, so much so that it’s inspired me to do my own in our living room. I’m in the process of frame collecting now and can’t wait to get started. Oh, and see the round table there with different chairs surrounding it – loved that idea…so I coerced Kyle into dragging home a round table today that had been discarded on the side of the road. It needs a lot of TLC, but I have high hopes.
I had a great time treasure hunting in the storage trailers…we found old jewelry that we made into new jewelry…lace collars to put on burlap…old doilies for table runners…and so much more. When we weren’t out with antiques, we sorted through some of my mom’s homeschool supplies and idea files. Amazing finds! and so much of it! We even managed to save a day to go thrift shopping. I think the stores in Colorado have better stuff than the ones in Cali, I’m not sure how that’s possible but we sure found some great deals. We also took some time to just hang out.
This is my dear sweet daughter doing her best gansta pose.
This one has a little sweeter smile!
Kade got to go farming with Opa in the big white truck.
Berlin charmed the pants off everyone, including herself.
Uncle Jacob even let Kade take a turn in the driver’s seat of his dear Beatrice.
We were happy that we even got a chance to see Grandma Carol in Colorado, since she’s normally in Texas.
It was a such a fun trip, but by far the reason we go is FAMILY. Thanks everybody for making it such an amazing time! We loved it!
