When The Champs Come to Town
My family are die hard (long time) Cubs fans. When my husband and I first met, the Cubbies were so bad that the television broadcast featured a 90's Troll Doll popping on the screen at regular intervals to break up the pain of bad baseball. We named our daughter Ivy after the ivy on Wrigley Field and have gone to every game we can. So this is no bandwagon hopping crew!
We braved a cold and rainy afternoon to watch them lose, but we're fans rain or shine!
What do you do when you brought the wrong lens?
You take your life into your hands and walk that 24mm as close to the bee swarm as you can!
When I'm out and about with the family, a lot of times I'll throw on a wide angle lens to capture whatever might catch my attention. Usually said events don't involve inherent danger...but on a recent family hike we found these bees swarming. A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do to get the shot.
As they get older...
Sometimes it amazes me how many peaceful moments there are with a tween. When they were little, silence meant that something bad was happening. Now that my kids are older, when things get really quiet, I usually find them deep in contemplation over something. And when it happens in pretty light...I grab my camera.
May Flowers
There's something exciting about May. My homeschoolers and I know we're in the home stretch before summer break. We know that soon our days will be filled with hikes, barbecue, and grandpa's pool. Maybe with Mother's Day around the corner, I'll get an underwater housing for my camera...
Things here in Castle Rock start (slowly) changing from brown to green. We're not quite in full bloom just yet though. So the kids and I head to the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street to really get our flower fix. Here are some fun shots I got from our last trip to the gardens. These are the moments that get me through the spring snow storm that will inevitably hit once more before summer makes it way to my neck of the woods.
Our trip to The Lego Americana Road Show
The Lego Americana Road Show is only visiting nine cities in 2017. We're so lucky to have it in our own back yard (if you're in the Metro Denver area, head over to Park Meadows and check it out!) and this weekend the kids got a Lincoln Memorial kit that they could make and keep. Needless to say, we jumped in the car to take in all of the displays.
I'll be honest, if I'd known that being a Lego Master Builder was a real thing, I might have made some different choices when I was younger! I hope you enjoy these photos of my family enjoying the displays!
These pieces really do warrant close inspection. The amount of detail they are able to add to a Lego building is incredible.
It's not often that my little guy looks small, but a 15 foot Washington Memorial will do it.
Like most of the guests, I probably spent the most time around the capital building. It's absolutely massive!
There's something really neat about seeing the young and old really enjoying these pieces.
Getting a close up look at the arches of Lego Independence Hall.
Lego Lady Liberty.
In addition to all the Lego monuments, there are tons of other displays to check out. This one is a Lego Mall with it's own Americana Road Show. Take a close look and see if you can find Homer Simpson...