I'll admit, I'm a little old to be calling myself a babysitter.  However, when my next door neighbor needed to turn in her stay at home mom hat to return to the workforce; only to discover that the day care she wanted to use had a 6 month waiting list, I stepped up to the plate.
 
  Thank goodness for Ivy.  While I did the heavy lifting, I could always count on my big girl to help out and it was awesome to see how good she was with Ev.  And, of course, I had the camera ready to capture it all.
 

I think I'd want to become a wildlife/nature photographer.  Alas, since I homeschool, babysit the sweet toddler next door, and shoot families, there's not a lot of time for weeks long treks into the wilderness.  Hooray for the Denver Zoo!  I get to enjoy my kiddos (and the baby from next door) and feed my wanna be wildlife photographer at the same time!
 

One of the best things about living in Castle Rock is that a day out in nature is never far away.  We've got trails that we can hit in walking distance.  And then there's Castlewood Canyon State Park, which is just a 10 minute drive from the house. 

  Mother's Day was a beautiful day so we decided to enjoy a picnic and hike.  We had to picnic at Mesa Open space, since there was a line to get into Castlewood, but it was worth the wait.  We made it to the old damn ruins and had an incredible day out.