kids butterflies A couple weeks ago I ordered a cup of caterpillars. I wasn't sure the teeny, tiny caterpillars we got were going to turn into butterflies. This was a couple days after we got
around the house butterfly garden One of the previous owners in our house planted a rain garden (aka weed garden) in the back corner of our house. It always looks like a mess, so I was ready to
kids we're out! It was a loooong couple days stuck in the house, but finally today we made it out. Olivia hadn't had a fever for 24 hours, so it was time to get some things
kids on the mend It looks like Olivia might be getting over her stomach virus. Today she didn't have any Tylenol or naps, and she ate more food than she's had in the last 2 days combined.
kids stomach virus Olivia woke up this morning her normal self. Ate a waffle and a bunch of pancakes. But by 10:30 AM she was going downhill. Poor girl took 3 naps before 12:00
kids sick girl This morning started off like every other Monday morning. We got Emma on the bus, then we headed straight to gymnastics. The snow storm last week caused my grocery delivery to get cancelled,
kids spring snow day Yep. I got a call at 4:21 AM saying school was cancelled today! To celebrate what is hopefully her last snow day this year, Emma requested cinnamon rolls for breakfast. I spent
kids hello winter Winter 2.0 is here. It didn't start out that way this morning. The girls even rode their bikes to the bus stop to start the day. No way that is happening again
kids spring! Spring is in the air. Our tulips are growing. The sidewalk chalk made a comeback. Olivia's first driveway work of art was a monster. She told me this is the face the monster
kids that's a wrap We spent the last day of spring break with a bike ride, fun at the park and fun with friends. Emma and I also cleaned and looked through our shell collection. Emma found
kids second day of spring This morning Emma wanted to go outside. She opened the back door and said "listen! It sounds like a camping site!". The birds are definitely enjoying the warmer weather, and we're
family girls weekend Braden spent the weekend in Kentucky with some friends after spending the week working in Florida. That meant the girls and I were on our own. Friday night we got ice cream. Emma
kids do you want to build a snowman? This is the first time all winter they were way off on the forecast. We were under a blizzard warning... and it ended up being delayed a day. Since we weren't planning to
