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Baking during Quarantine

It has been so crazy lately. Everything is shut down besides grocery stores and essential businesses in Colorado because of the Coronavirus. Everybody wears masks and gloves to the store and some people wear them when they are driving. We have been staying home forever now. I got a recipe from my sister to make scones. Baking makes the time go by and I love baking. Here is the recipe for scones. It is really quick and a very simple recipe. They tasted delicious fresh out of the oven with butter or you can put jam or whatever you want.

Parenting

I really love being a mom and a hands on parent for my daughter. But with that being said it is difficult parenting sometimes. There's always a certain way that people think is the correct way to parent. And everybody has different ways of parenting. Some people don't think it is good to give dairy and cow's milk to their kids, and other people think that it is perfectly fine. I give my daughter a mixture of everything. She has almond milk, oat milk, cow's milk and breast milk. I don't know that it is that someone is right and someone is wrong in what to give your kids. I think ultimately you want to give your child love and attention and fulfill the basic needs that they have. It doesn't accomplish anything to tell another parent that they are doing something wrong because they so somethi ng different than you do. It's better to uplift and motivate people to be the best, positive and loving parent they can be.

Echo Mountain skiing

At the beginning of January I went to Echo Mountain to ski with my friends. It was absolutely amazing. Towards the end of the night it started to get really cold. Echo Mountain is a great place to start out and begin skiing or snowboarding. I have to say it was icy so that was a downfall and all of the runs were not open because there wasn't enough snow. But I would still go back to teach my daughter how to ski because **bonus** kids 5 and under are FREE!💃☀️⛷ I love this saying - "The mountains are calling and I must go." John Muir is credited for writing it in a letter. He was morn in 1838, he was one of America's most famous and influential "outdoor enthusiasts," which in his era, were called naturalists. He remains one of California's most important historical personalities and is generally still known today as one of the Father's of our National parks. He once described himself as, a "poetico-trampo-geologist-botanist and ornithologist-n

Minnesota Christmas

We drove to Minnesota to be with our family for Christmas day and it was super fun to see our family and friends. I love going to my parents and taking a piping hot sauna. They have a wood fired stove. I saw 8 of my siblings, 2 of my sisters were in Monroe, Washington and 1 of my brothers was in Detroit, Michigan with their spouse's family. We also took all the dogs on some long walks. We all like dogs so whenever we get together there's about 7 dogs running around. The dirt road we walk down is really quiet and it rarely sees a car because there's only about 3 people that live on it I love Minnesota it had a piece of my heart in it. I love the snowy winters, Caribou coffee tastes delicious, and it is always nice to see my family and friends that live there. Also living in Colorado is quite the experience, I've never lived by the mountains before and it is really pretty. We've bought a house here and we're lucky that my husband's job provides for us

Key Hole- Devils backbone

The other day I went for a hike with another mom friend and her baby and my little 9 month old baby. It's a good workout hiking with your kid in the carrier! It was a really sunny fall day, perfect for a hike. We're going to make it happen more often, we decided. Some day I want to do the full 14 mile hike to horsetooth reservoir in Ft. Collins. If you're ever in Loveland, Colorado and looking for a short 2 mile hike, go to Devils Backbone! There are rattle snakes there sometimes on the trail so just as you normally would, stay aware of what's on the trail. And wear pants and socks if you are extra nervous about critters, it is just nature though so don't freak too much, it's normal..and snakes won't chase you so just tread lightly!

RMNP- Rocky Mountain National Park

Hey fans and peeps in the world on this fine and dandy Wednesday! Check out Rocky Mountain National Park any chance you can, especially in the Fall because it is beautiful. Check out the town West of the park, if you're going all the way through it you will get to a town called Granby and there you will see Grand lake. It is a really pretty drive to take if you have a quick minute. Look at all the scenery around you and smile because it is seriously my favorite place. Or pretty much one of my favorite places in Colorado. I'd never think that Colorado would grow on me but...... it did. I love it here, there is so much nature and beauty and lots of birds to watch since it is central U.S.A we get a large variety of birds. That's a story for another day. Happy Fall! I need some pumpkin spice in my life so I think I'm going to find some.