Since school has let out I feel as though my feet have been permanently planted in the kitchen. I attribute that to my effort to focus on feeding the family less processed food and turning my attention to more whole foods. It’s so much easier in the summer! The problem is that as soon as I’m done with cleaning up from breakfast it is time … Continue reading Feeding the Family
[su_heading size=”18″]Meet The Oldest Boy of Aspen Real Life[/su_heading] Meet Thumper – The Oldest Boy of Aspen Real Life. With him I became a mother, which brought forth a fierceness that I didn’t know I was capable of. With the birth of Thumper, our now seventeen year old son, Baddy and I were the happiest people alive, running to his crib at the first sound of his little … Continue reading Meet The Oldest Boy of Aspen Real Life
[su_heading size=”18″]Meet Axel, Aspen Real Life’s Middle Son[/su_heading] And then came Axel, a sweet, mellow, quiet little brother for Thumper to play with. Axel is Aspen Real Life’s middle son, a savvy, skillful, empathetic, compromising trailblazing risk-taker, sound like your middle child? Having a yellow lab as an older brother is not an easy fate. Axel has always needed to be on guard for Thumper to come barreling … Continue reading Meet Axel, Aspen Real Life’s Middle Son
It just so happens that I tricked Wade into having that third boy in Playa del Carmen. We thought we were done as I was about to turn 40, but since I was the third in my family, I guess I always felt that a family was not complete without that third child, plus Tucker is a persistent boy and I do believe he willed … Continue reading Now We Have Three
Stomping the bus at 2013 USASA Nationals and getting high off of chews Continue reading Life with Freestyle Skiers in the Mountains
I’m thinking that if you are anything like me, too busy to take care of yourself, especially the emotional side, which results in embarrassing breakdowns with strangers, than it is time to take control over our lives and stop being such ninnies. And so, let’s do it together shall we? Let’s trust our intuition and enjoy life while we are in it and not sweat the small things…. no matter how large they feel at the time. Continue reading Attending Cast Calls in Aspen
What do you remember from your days of summer as a youth? Are your parents part of your memories? Maybe we should stop working so hard and let the kids do all the planning! Continue reading School’s out for the Summahhhhh
Aspen U13 team wins the Championships in their bracket at the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Jamboree in Denver. A complete surprise! Continue reading Aspen Lacrosse Victory
Re-entry back to Aspen “Real” Life has been a bit brutal on me. But I am coming out of it and determined to get organized for the remaining two weeks of summer. Not known for being one of those Colorado moms who takes my kids backpacking into the wilderness on a daily basis, I’m devising a plan on how to get revved up and get on it! Help? Continue reading Summer Break Is More Like Breakdown
[su_heading size=”18″]Broadway Dancer Teaches Hip Hop[/su_heading] When Dance Progressions brought a guest teacher to town, Feisty-One took his class. Little did we know what we were in for. What an incredible dancer, and teacher! http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/jG5Na2z-rUA?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0 Continue reading Broadway Dancer Teaches Hip Hop
Did you have a good Passover? Easter? I think Wade and I need some help in bringing back Tradition. Continue reading Mixed Marriage Holidays
My little white boy brings it down with his rap song Continue reading Getting Sazzy over a Brick of Shizzle
If the children want a dog than they need to convince their daddy that they will be good and take care of it, not an easy task. Continue reading Puppy Promises From Thumper
Yes, it’s true. I am a party girl, I love glitter, I love to dance, I love a good shot of tequila and I am one of those people who loves New Years Eve. Continue reading “An Aspen New Years”
Accepting boys and all of their energy is not always easy as a mother but if you don’t accept it then you will be forever fighting it and who wants that? Continue reading The High Activity Level of Boys
Family outings are so important but can be such a royal pain in the ass! Continue reading Family Outings with Teens
My challenge this month is to learn the game of football. Although I cant imagine that I will ever be convinced that watching men in tight pants move a few inches across the field every hour could ever get my adrenaline pumped, I am ready to give it my best shot. Continue reading Understanding Football
Parents and teachers need to learn how to accept the high activity levels of boys and give them safe boy places to express it. Continue reading Teaching Boys in Schools
Listening to my nephew speak over the course of his eighth grade graduation caused a flood of memories. My little Devon had turned into this eloquent, amazing teenager not to mention an accomplished ski racer in the Junior Olympics.
Time had escaped me and my relationship with him as a young adult and I had a lot of catching up to do. Continue reading An eight grade graduation speech
After having three of my own boys I am quite aware that it is possible that girls develop differently than boys. Ok, faster. So when it comes to boys, the “Terrible Twos” don’t happen until they hit about 3 and a half. What I’ve noticed, and I am just speaking for myself here, girls are generally potty trained one year earlier, they learn how to … Continue reading Is it The Terrible Twos, Threes, or Teens?
No matter how hard I tried I was never able to relate to the people in the fashion world. Continue reading Modeling in Aspen
[su_heading size=”18″]The Oldest Boy in the Family[/su_heading] Being that Thumper is quite the performer, we always thought he would try to get the leading role in his school play. Apparently, he prefers to perform off stage. Every year I think, this could be the year where he shines and every year I try to hide my disappointment when he comes onto the stage as … Continue reading The Oldest Boy in the Family
January 1st I decided to stop doing everything for the boys and teach them how to clean up after themselves. I am doing their future wives a favor. Continue reading Boys Need to Be Trained By Their Mothers
[su_heading]Our Baby’s Flight for Life[/su_heading] Taking a flight for life from Aspen to Denver when our middle child was 12 days old was one of the biggest scares of our lives. Now I just picked him up from pre-college at California College of the Arts, and our little Axel-Baby is the epitome of health and rising success. Conception in Maui When Axel’s older brother, Brevitt, … Continue reading A Flight for Life
Taking a flight for life from Aspen to Denver when our middle child was 12 days old was one of the biggest scares of our lives. How It All Began With Axel When Thumper was two, Baddy and I left him with his grandparents and took a trip to Maui to escape our daily chaos. Upon arriving, the locals told us that Hawaii either embraces … Continue reading Our Baby’s Flight for Life
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