family just us girls Braden had to be in Miami this weekend, so it is just us girls. We started off the morning with rainbow waffles. Today I gave them the option of going ice skating or
kids musical beds Emma has had a fever since Friday. She barely got out of bed all weekend. When the girls are sick I let them sleep in our bed so I can check on them
kids sick day I was just thinking to myself the other day that we've been doing really good with illness at our house. So far no one has been sick yet this winter.... until today. Emma
family beach day It might have been -6 degrees this morning, but that didn't stop Olivia's class from having a beach day at school. 😎
kids back to the grind It was a looooong week. I realized as Christmas break was coming to an end that I'm more of a no routine/no schedule kind of person. I'd much rather let the girls
family happy new year We started 2020 off with a visit to the ER. While we were in Texas Olivia got hit in the toe with the hotel room door. I had a feeling it caught her
family back home We spent our New Year's Eve morning flying home from Texas. On our way to the airport we stopped at a mega Buc-ees. Just like Blue Bell, it's one of the things you
family carmine, tx After the birthday celebration wrapped up we headed to Braden's dad's house for a few days. On our way there we introduced Emma to Sonic's cherry limeade. About 20 minutes away is a
family georgetown, tx We had a 90th birthday party to attend in the evening, which gave us all day to do some exploring. First up... Inner Space Cavern. This place was cool. The tour was a
family off to texas We're in Texas for a couple days to celebrate Braden's grandmother turning 90... plus I'm hoping to squeeze in a couple fun places while we're here.
family christmas lights One of the Christmas traditions we started is driving around to look at Christmas lights with the girls. We bring hot chocolate and popcorn, which I think the girls love more than looking
family merry christmas! It's been a fun and exhausting couple of days. On Christmas Eve morning we hosted our annual cookie party. There were lots of kids and lots of cookies. On Christmas Eve evening we
family water park fun This morning we had to check out of our room, but we could use the water park all day. The rooms aren't anything special, but they have bunk beds. We spent most of
family surprise! A couple weeks ago I booked a night at Great Wolf Lodge. We didn't tell the girls and wanted to surprise them when we got there. That was much harder than I thought
kids spreading christmas cheer Emma's school asked for volunteers to bring cookies to the teachers. Emma I spent our Sunday morning baking, sprinkling and taste testing. Emma wrote this sweet note to the teachers. Her teachers favorite
family a minnesota nutcracker I've been wanting to take Emma to a ballet so she can see real ballerinas. One of the local dance studios does a Minnesota themed nutcracker. While we were enjoying watching sugarplum fairies,
family birthday party day I've thrown a good amount of parties for the girls - birthday parties, tea parties, cookie parties. This was the first time one of them requested a party somewhere other than the house.
family happy 4th birthday! Happy birthday to this goofball! She might be 4 now, but she's still going to only eat the icing off her cake.... 🤷🏼♀️
kids princess ball When I mentioned getting tickets for the princess ball this year, Olivia was excited. Emma and Braden didn't want to go. So... Emma spent the day with a friend, Braden did his own
