The smoke from wildfires in the West have made it pretty gross outside in Colorado, but we still made the most of it when we had some besties visit from New York last weekend.
I used to think that it was preposterous to even think about school/fall/the end of the year before Labor Day, but as Instagram has taught me, it’s actually fairly common for schools around the country to start before then. Here in our little slice of Colorado heaven, Lotte will be starting kindergarten (SOB) and Grace will be back to preschool starting next Tuesday.
Le sigh. Summer, where did you go?
Besides our big ole’ road trip and Lotte’s 5th birthday, this summer has been but a blink. We’re looking forward to the girls getting back to school (even though they loved summer camp!) and seeing all their old friends, and we’re hopeful that this school year will see some semblance of normalcy. There will be masks, of course, but if we can just keep the kids in school, that would be such a blessing.
Again, le sigh. The world we live in these days.
Anyway, we had one of my good friends and her daughter — Lotte’s best NYC friend, she informed me — visit last weekend, and today was the girls’ last day at summer camp. We’re soaking it in, and keeping our fingers crossed for the fall future.
Bis bald, friends!
Lotte had the best time trying out track this summer, and we had the best time watching her!2nd and 3rd place in her races … wahoo! We didn’t get around to our annual paddle out on Standley Lake yet, but we did pal around the lake quite a bit, which is always a delight.There were a lot of porch hangs, as well <3And a LOT of cuddles with this treasure…Peak summer vibes right here.We went to a children’s concert in Boulder when our NYC friends visited, and it was so stinkin’ cute!Taking it all in while avoiding the crowds, something I’m sure you’ve all come to excel at, as well. Smokey mountain views.Someone thoroughly enjoyed her first concert experience!Dad and daughter <3Our “strolley” (as Chris lovingly refers to the collapsible Radio Flyer we have) is such a game-changer every single place we go. Fine, Chris, I admit here, in public, that it was a great purchase!Fiona brought flower crowns for Lotte’s birthday!The sweetest!Nothing says summer quite like a run through the backyard sprinklers.We headed into Golden and hit up the Golden Mill one of the days that Carla and Fiona were here. This place is quickly becoming one of our must-hit spots for guests.The ice cream there is a must!This trio agreed …These guys were just the sweetest … even given the occasional complete meltdown 😉Carla and I were roommates our freshman year of college, then worked one street away when we both started our careers in Manhattan. Now her daughter is five months older than Lotte and her son is two months younger than Grace. Love her to stinkin’ bits!I don’t know what they were judging here, but something about this photo is very sweet to me.We saw so many people tubing down the river while in Golden. It was very fun to sit in the park and shovel ice cream into our faces while watching other people exercise.Last day of summer camp calls for cute summer dresses!G sure does love a chocolate treat.This one <3
