once upon a time a boy saw a girl.  he asked her to go get lime bars.  she said yes.  he was a viking and she was dutch.  but this didn’t stop them.  eventually they fell in love, got married, became the H’s, bought a house in the mountains and had a little dutch-viking hybrid. 


then they decided that some sort of modern narritive of life in general [l.i.g], preferably in the digital format, may be in order. 


(little dutch-viking hybrids tend to make these things necessary.)


so here is an attempt to capture l.i.g in all it’s wonderful, wild, blessed, busy, changing, challenging gusto.  


frequency tbd.  


Friday, July 30, 2010

I live in a postcard....

We took a fun family/work trip to Durango, CO this week. It was great to break away, enjoy the beautiful state we live in and all the great options we have within a few hours drive. Durango is such a cute town - lots of fun shops, amazing food (chipotle-rubbed Ahi with mango salsa, yum!), interesting history and amazing scenery. We stayed in this super cute mom and pop hotel that was right on Main street, so Aida and I could walk to everything while Peter was gone for work.

We drove a scenic loop round-trip, which I loved. We've had quite a bit of rain this summer, and I've never seen the mountains so alive - looking - lots of lush ground cover, wildflowers and spontaneous waterfalls. I saw a lot of spots that reminded me of the sub-alpine meadows I hiked through the summer I lived on Rainier.

Aida was a traveling champ, as usual. I think keeping her entertained long-term while facing backwards in her carseat is going to prove an increasingly difficult challenge in the coming months, though. She's not the best sleeper in hotels, which has led us to discover that she is as fidgety sleeping as she is awake, which translates into...bedhog :)

Here's some pics of our time:

Family photo op right above Ouray
"Lion King"-esqu?
The best toy is the one she doesn't have...
Enjoying the beautiful river walk....and looking forward to Aida being big enough to tube down the Animas with Mommy and Daddy!
(Distracted) Family shot
A little chilly
My little water baby - she LOVES it, just like her momma :)
Aida's first steak...
It was a hit!
Secret smile
Refused to look at Mommy through the flowers. Boo.
And the postcard pictures commence...


I loved that it was overcast and misty - a nice change from dry heat
Sunset from our house
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