Quick Colbie Visit and Back to School August 2026

Colbie and Ali came through for one night before heading to the mountains with friends for a getaway before the big start of kindergarten!

the 2026 addition to the Benson Sculpture Garden is Monet painting the view of the pond

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

Happy Birthday Jason 2026

from Sammie shares -- Jason had a Twilight Zone themed birthday party this year 

  

also, Jason's school photos for the coming year

Amber Adventures Summer 2026

Amber and I got together twice over the summer, once in July ahead of my birthday to visit Meow Wolf in Denver and again in August right after her birthday for the Harry Potter Exhibition (so it didn't make the birthday video cut this time around). 

Like Steph's, I went back into the vault and pulled out lots of adventure pictures and video for this year. The funny thing was I'd forgotten quite a bit! (And Amber said the same after viewing.)

I brought Amber my summer version of house robes to play along since she didn't have any, even though she's in Hufflepuff.