Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Homeschool, Winter

Yet Another zoo blog post

January 30, 2024

When the weather report boasted several days of sunshine and above freezing temps, a zoo trip mysteriously found itself on my calendar. As members of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, we...

Autumn, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Halloween

Boo at the Zoo: A Frozen Family Costume

October 24, 2023

The Mayberry Five is back at it with a new family costume this Halloween – and you’ll never guess who it is!! (Did that sound like Youtube clickbate or what?!...

Autumn, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Halloween

Boo at the Zoo: A Classic Halloween

October 28, 2022

This year the Mayberry Five (I guess that is what we call ourselves these days) dressed up like classic Halloween! Hilde really wanted to be a ghost this year, and...

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Film

A full roll of Ilford HP5+ 400 at The Zoo

July 6, 2022

I was going to include these photos in a post called “The Zoo on Film” but we already had photos from three rolls (all color) and these ones felt like...

Autumn, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Halloween

Faith, Trust, & Pixie Dust

October 25, 2021

…. and the family costume is, PETER PAN! We threw out several ideas leading up to October and we were having a hard time picking which idea to move forward...

Autumn, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Halloween

Boo at the Zoo 2020

November 4, 2020

I was nervous that Boo at the Zoo might not happen this year. With COVID and closures, it just felt like a tradition that we were going to have to...

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, COVID-19, Our Daily Moments

Our Daily Moments JUNE 2020

August 10, 2020

June 23rd 2020 Whoa. Turns out it is August and I got a bit behind on my Our Daily Moments posts #typical. The good news is that I’m only behind...

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, Family, Winter

A Trip to the Zoo

February 10, 2020

While my sister was in town, we did a lot of that newborn stuff. You know – sitting around nursing babies, changing diapers, scheduling outings around nap times, sucking boogers...

Hello! I’m Elizabeth and this is my joy-filled crew! I am a Colorado photographer, writer, blogger, & homeschooler. More importantly, I am a Christ follower, wife, mama, sister, daughter, and friend! Welcome to Oak + Oats!

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