family
I've been mentally preparing for this day for weeks. It started with Olivia's last basketball game of the season. I'm so glad she tried basketball. She really had fun doing it... and she's pretty good. We had to leave the basketball game
around the house
Found this cute little snowman at Walmart on Wednesday, so I hung it on our front door. Thursday we woke up to this... We also really slacked this year on Christmas lights and missed all the nice weather days to hang them. I started laughing when I saw this at
kids
around the house
Olivia's birthday celebrations started at school on Friday. Her teacher sent me this photo - 7 things for 7 year olds! This is what the birthday girl's classmates love about her. ❤ She also had a surprise lunch date at school! Olivia has only had one birthday
family
around the house
A long time ago I decided I really wanted to spruce up our laundry room. It started by removing the drawers under the washer and dryer so I could use them for folding clothes. I also purchased peel and stick wallpaper for the back wall. It's taken me
kids
Emma started following this local place's YouTube channel over a year ago, and since then has been asking for a snake. Surprisingly she knows a lot about them - all the different kinds, what they eat, how to set up their habitat. I've been against it.
kids
family
We loved spending Thanksgiving in Wisconsin Dells last year, so why not do it again? This time we surprised the girls with the trip... and we brought some friends along. The last time we came the girls really wanted to drive the go carts, but Emma isn't old
kids
kids
Another weekend... another basketball game. This was her fifth game. In the first 4 games she maybe scored 1 or 2 baskets. This game I stopped counting at 8. Emma said she made 11.
family
Our town's high school football team played in the state semi-finals last night at US Bank Stadium (where the MN Vikings play). We had decided earlier in the week we would wait to go see them in the championship game, but just about everyone we know was going