family dance recital 2020 Since the dance studio couldn't have a traditional dance recital this year they recorded each dancer and made a DVD of all the dance routines. Back in June the girls
kids cross country meet #3 Only one more meet to go after this one! Emma didn't do as good this time and she did the other two meets. I think she kind of knew it
kids park time Emma and I snuck in a little time at the park today after Emma was done distance learning and Olivia was still at school... and yes, Emma is in her
kids off she goes First day of in person learning for Emma since March. She was so excited to get on the bus, go to school, see her friends and get to know her
kids first day of school - round 2 Today was Olivia's turn! It is her last year of preschool. I have no idea why she still insists on doing the pirate smile. I had to trick her just
kids last of the pool days We don't have too many pool days left... seriously, I think tomorrow may be the last one. After tomorrow its chilly weather in the forecast.
kids first day of 2nd grade Here we go! Today is Emma's first day of second grade. Her school is doing hybrid learning, so Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays she is doing distance learning at home. Tuesday
family cross country meet #2 Emma had her second (of 4) cross country meets this morning. It was chilly and wet, but the race must go on.
kids last day of summer That's it for summer... fall weather is officially here, both girls had their meet and greets with their new teachers and school starts on Monday for Emma and Tuesday for
kids final flight Our last monarch hatched today. This one we got by accident from an egg on the milkweed plant we picked to feed our other caterpillars. Monarchs usually fly away pretty
family first cross country meet If someone would have told me Emma would love cross country I would have never believed it. I had to basically twist her arm to even sign up and try
kids one more park? I found out yesterday that apparently our city has a new park that isn't listed on the city website. Since we've been to every park in our city 2 years
kids park weather We're almost past the pool weather days of summer and into the park weather days of summer. Today was a perfect park weather day.
family mn state fair food parade A couple months ago the MN State Fair announced they were going to do a food parade since there couldn't be a fair this year. It took me 45 minutes
kids wrapping up summer I hate that summer is coming to an end already. Its getting darker earlier... Our last two caterpillars are turning into butterflies... We're squeezing in every last part of summer
family another beach day The girls slept until 9:30 AM! 9:30 AM! That hasn't happened all summer. I guess that is what 5 hours at the beach does to you... so why
family last camping trip 2020 Camping 2020: 5 cancelled trips, 2 long distance road trips and only 4 local campgrounds (compared to 7 last year). What a crazy camping season! This is our last weekend
kids sunflowers Emma loves sunflowers. For years she has asked if we could plant some in our yard. Finally this year we got around to planting three different kinds of sunflower seeds.
kids cross country Emma loves running track. The track season is in the spring (April and May), and like most things it got cancelled this year. I got an email from the same
kids brave girl When Olivia got her molars two of them looked like a whole layer of enamel was chipped off. I thought maybe she was grinding her teeth so bad that she
kids more monarchs We've been waiting for this monarch to make an appearance. Its the first one we've had all they way from an egg to a butterfly. Yesterday morning I told the
family homeward bound We started heading home this morning. We decided we'd stop about halfway home for the night. On our way we visited at the Pioneer Auto Museum. This place was very
family reptiles and bears... oh my We stayed at a campground in Rapid City because of all the different kids attractions. Our campground turned out to be right next to the two I wanted to go
family sightseeing day Wednesday we hit the popular South Dakota sightseeing spots. First up... Mount Rushmore. I really need to get the girls to wear sunglasses again.... at least for pictures. Next stop.
family a birthday celebration Emma and I started our Tuesday with a horseback ride through the Black Hills. Afterward Braden and Olivia met us for a 4 hour UTV ride through the Black Hills.
