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A very, merry happy New Year to all you lovelies 😉

It’s that time again. An introduction. A blank slate. A chance to start over, continue being amazing, set new goals, or aim to keep the old ones. AND …. it’s reflect-on-the-past-year time, too. 2025 was a good travel year, for us, with lots of love, laughs, cuddles, and adventure. Here’s what we got up to.

January

In January, Chris and I booked it to Florida for a quick 48-hours so he could run his 10th marathon. We hadn’t been away from the girls overnight in about two years, so it was really quite fun to take that time <3

Chris ran his marathon in three hours and eight seconds. LEGEND.

February

In mid-February, Steph, Rosalie and Robert flew out for President’s Weekend to celebrate Valentine’s Day and Rosalie’s 6th birthday. We had such a blast!

We checked out the Bubble Planet Immersive Experience in Denver!

Lotte, Steph & Ro got their ears pierced!

Lotte sang the National Anthem at a CU basketball game with her school choir!

March

In March we headed off to Taos, New Mexico, for spring break! It was a new state for the girls, and we had such a blast.

Pottery at the Imagine Children’s Museum was an unexpected delight.

April

I posted an ode to winter at the end of April, with highlights including lots of Lotte choir singing at fun events, art exhibits, author events (both mine and other authors!), plays, fancy tea services, tons of skiing .. and lots more!

The Maurice Sendak exhibit at the Denver Art Museum!

Easter tea at The Brown Palace in Denver was delicious!

Lotte performed with her choir for a festival and we got to hang at Elitch Gardens!

June & July

You guys. June and July were epic. We met up with all three grandparents for a month in Europe that did. not. disappoint. There was the press trip at an insane resort in Portugal. All the culture and food in Barcelona. Italy. (More specifically the Dolomites and Venice. Enough said.) Driving from the Dolomites to Paris, with a stop at the city where I was born. Paris and the French countryside. The shocking adorableness of Brugges. The out-of-this-world salty attitude of Amsterdam. And the gorgeous, glorious greenery of Ireland. It was the trip of a lifetime, to say the least.

As if that weren’t enough, when Lotte and Grace had their horse camp canceled last-minute, I booked a quick trip back East for the week before Lotte’s birthday! Grace was meant to come, too, but after a month in Europe, girl needed some R&R at home, which was totally fine. She’ll catch NY next time round!

We had a lot of good food and drinks AND a lot of time to chat, which was so much fun and so different from how it usually is. My brother-in-law was a doll and watched the twins a bunch, and Lotte & Ro entertain themselves, which left my sis and myself to our own devices on several occasions. I do not take those times for granted.

August

I wrote a farewell to the Summer of 2025 covering the final few weeks of our break before we were back-to-school. It included a birthday, camp, a visit from our NY loves and one final out-of-town trip.

Phew. What a summer it was!

Just a couple’a cuties at the Denver Zoo.

Rainbows in the mountains? Can’t beat that.

You also can’t beat a National Park. This one — Rocky Mountain National Park — is near and dear to our hearts.

September

September started with a bang when we celebrated Labor Day in our own Colorado backyard. Sunshine. Hikes. Moose. Bear. Glaciers. Lakes.

Oh, Colorado. You beautiful beast, you.

November

In November we hopped on the earliest flight possible to high-tail it to New York for the Thanksgiving holiday! We saw Wicked, had tea at the American Girl Doll store, drank hot cocoa in an igloo in Bryant Park, hung out with Bluey, deep fried a turkey … and so much more <3

Hot cocoa and cocktails in a cozy igloo by the Bryant Park ice skating rink? YES PLEASE.

December

Less than one week after getting home from our New York Thanksgiving, we were back on a plane! This time, it was to Knoxville, for the AAU Youth Track & Field Championships, which Lotte ran with her team, the Colorado Coyotes. We were so stinkin’ proud of her, I could cry. Oh and also … how cute is Knoxville?!

Then we spent Christmas in Hawaii with Chris’ parents, and it was SO FRIGGIN’ WONDERFUL!

And that was our near in a nutshell, friends! We had pretty amazing travel experiences and I never stop being grateful for all of it for even just one second.

I hope you all had a wonderful year … and cheers to an even better new one!

Happy Saturday, friends! The fam and I just spent a couple of days in Taos, New Mexico, for spring break. It was such a delight! This was a new state for everyone except me. (I was there for a press trip several years back and fell in love!)

We stayed at a remote little adobe Airbnb house set in the most gorgeous surroundings. For the girls, the hammock in the living room was a hit. For me, it was the glorious bathroom. For Chris, the plants everywhere were a joy.

We stopped in Pueblo, CO, so that the girls could run around on a playground for a bit and to grab some lunch. We ended up at Brues Alehouse, which was so yummy!

The riverfront area was so sweet, with lots of historic markers, a little playground area, restaurants and breweries.

Made it to our beautiful place! It was such. a. windy. drive! We saw at least four semi-trucks turned over on the side of the road … yikes!

The girls were *obsessed* with this hammock. They even took turns sleeping in it overnight <3

It’s a beautiful little spot in the world.

On Wednesday we went skiing in Taos, which we really enjoyed. It was so quiet and laid back, especially for spring break, and there were plenty of hills for every level. We had the best time.

The village had the cutest European vibes, which of course we loved.

Emilia did a couple of magic carpets and a bunny hill and called it a day 😉 Still proud of her for trying!

Chris & I took turns with Emilia while the other parent skied with the big girls. They are getting so good!

After a long day, we grabbed dinner in the town at Antonio’s The Taste of Mexico.

We went skiing on Thursday, too, and then Chris took the girls to a fun play and discovery place called Twirl, while I had a hot second back at the Airbnb to myself.

This cheetah-dragon wasn’t quite into skiing this trip. Oh well, we tried. Hopefully one more go-round of lessons and she’ll be there.

That teeny tiny face with the big ole’ goggles. Too much for Momma.

We drove home on Friday, but not before stopping off at Imagine Taos, the amazing (and totally free!), hands-on children’s museum in downtown Taos. They had rooms with sand and water, paints, pottery, sewing, and even a cute little room where kids could make fairy gardens. It was so sweet.

The girls even made pottery bowls that they got to keep!

Grace in particular really enjoyed this room, which was very sweet <3

We stopped in one of our favorite pit stops — Buena Vista — on the ride home. It’s such a gorgeous area.

Cheers’ing to a beautiful trip. I’m so grateful for every adventure I get to go on with these cuties I get to call mine.

And that was our trip in a nutshell, friends! I highly recommend Taos (and New Mexico, in general), to anyone looking for an adventure. And until our next trip … bis bald, friends!