family happy valentine's day The girls were very excited about Valentine's Day this year, so we celebrated all weekend. First up... heart shaped pizza for dinner on Saturday night. Sunday morning it was pink
family st. paul winter carnival We've only been to the St. Paul Winter Carnival once in the almost 7 years we've lived here. It was cold and not that fun, which is why we haven't
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
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
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
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.
family throwback thursday (november 26, 2019) Emma's and Olivia's note to me the night before we were scheduled to fly to Florida. I didn't know if we were going to make it since we were in
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.
family then there were 3.... This week all our kittens are going to their new homes. First to leave us was Gus Gus. I loved this big boy. If I was going to keep one.
family home sweet home We made it home just in time for a blizzard. 7"+ fell on Tuesday. On Thursday we had freezing rain and the weirdest color sky I've ever seen. Olivia said
family country roads We got an early morning start to head home on Sunday. So early that the girls didn't even get out of bed by the time we hit the road. That
family pine mountain We spent the last couple days in Georgia with 100 other Blue Bird buses. We had the perfect spot for some pretty incredible sunsets. Right down the road from our
family hello again nashville On our way to Nashville we stopped at the Kentucky Welcome Center. The historic part of it is still closed, but it was still fun to stretch our legs, look
family georgia bound Every October a bunch of people get together with their Blue Birds buses in Georgia. Braden has always wanted to go, but a road trip in October really doesn't work
