family already adopted We've only had these girls a week and they are already adopted! Luckily they have to stay with us until the second week of March. They are going to live
kids back to school Thursday was the first day back to in person learning for Emma! This was an after school picture since I forgot to get one in the morning.
family settled in These girls have settled right in. They've also apparently taken quite a liking to Braden.
family skiing I've never been skiing because I was pretty sure it wouldn't be my thing. But Emma has been begging to try skiing for the last 2 years. Emma had 3
around the house shiva and samantha It has been almost a month since we sent Oreo off to his new home. It was time for some new foster kittens. These girls had a 4 hour drive
kids horseback riding lessons Emma started horseback riding lessons tonight! It was difficult to tell by her serious face the whole time whether she liked it or not. As we were leaving she said
kids tubing round 2 A month ago when I found out Emma didn't have school today I bought tickets for tubing. Fun fact: this is the Buck Hill where Lindsey Vonn got her start.
kids ice skating We've been having some warmer weather which is perfect for outdoor ice skating. It took Emma a little while to figure out how to get going, but once she did
family tubing Tubing is my absolute favorite winter activity! Yesterday we met a group of our friends at our favorite tubing hill for 3 hours of fun. By the smile on Olivia's
family princess crowns Olivia had some teeth that didn't develop enamel. This led to her having a tooth pulled in August, and needing 2 crowns, a spacer and a couple fillings. We tried
family last week of winter break Everything is shut down in Minnesota, so there isn't anything to do outside of the house. I still feel like we crammed a lot in our last week of winter
family happy new year! We celebrated New Year's Eve by sledding for the first time this winter. Olivia isn't a fan of cold weather or sledding, so she got lucky that Braden was home
family do you see what I see....? We haven't had snow on the ground since October. Until yesterday. Just in time for a white Christmas! It was Oreo's first time seeing snow.
family we'll miss you oreo Today Oreo went to his new home. This kitten was a little shy in the beginning. I have a feeling going from living in a cage at a shelter to
kids mini cookie party For the last couple years Emma has hosted a Christmas cookie party with a bunch of her friends. For obvious reasons that wasn't going to work this year, but I
kids mailman This week Emma left a note and a reindeer candy cane for our mailman. She's left a note before, but didn't get any response.... so I didn't think it would
family happy birthday olivia I can't believe this girl is 5! She opened lots of presents, got celebrated at school, had Chili's for dinner and cake for dessert. To wrap up the day of
family basement sleepover I relocated our old mattress down to the basement after I was tired of it in our entryway at the bottom of the stair slide. Braden thought it would be
family it's beginning to look a lot like christmas Most of our neighbors took advantage of really warm weather a couple weekends ago to put up their Christmas lights. We were busy at the barn, so didn't get around
family happy thanksgiving This year we celebrated Thanksgiving at home with just our family of four. Braden was on smoked turkey duty, and I got lots of help in the kitchen this year.
kids friendship flannel Today Olivia had friendship flannel day at school. Its always fun when I tell Olivia I need to get a picture of her. That always turns into at least 10
family meet oreo Three weeks into our first kitten fosters I said I would never foster again. Three of the four came down with ringworm. They had to be quarantined for 8 weeks.
kids stair slide I've always wanted to do this... As with most things this could go one of two ways... (1) someone is going to get hurt almost immediately, ending all the fun
around the house then there were none... Lily and Sylvester were adopted together and are off to their new home. They are going to live with a single older guy. I'm wondering how much they are going
