family home sweet winter wonderland We really lucked out with our travel plans this holiday. We made it home last night with only a 45 minute delay. There's quite a bit more snow that when we left.
family duck pond fail The second requested activity from the girls was to go to a duck pond. We went to one, but apparently the ducks have been relocated and there are signs everywhere saying not to
family beach day Two things the girls wanted to do while we were in Florida (1) beach, (2) duck pond. Today it was the beach. Emma was very excited to try riding some waves on a
family it will be ok Since Braden is working in Florida, and Emma has 3 days off school we decided to spend Thanksgiving in Florida this year. Sounded like a great plan... until we were forecast to get
family sunday funday I love eating breakfast at a restaurant, but we rarely do it. I had a brilliant idea to go out and made reservations for Sunday brunch. After brunch and a trip to Home
family packed saturday Today was a packed day. We started the morning at the children's Christmas store that Olivia's preschool does. Emma loves coming and shopping for the family every year, and this year Olivia was
family happy halloween! This morning started off with a parade and Halloween party at Olivia's school. She really wanted this Queen Bee LOL Doll costume. I signed up to volunteer, so I got to stick around
family coming together Braden had to be in Florida this weekend and I was worried what we were going to do all weekend without him. Good thing we have lots of barn projects! The girls did
family fall fun Our trees are almost completely bare. I came outside to find the girls trying to make a leaf pile, so I grabbed a rake and helped them out. Those smiles! 💕
family barn life We recently bought a barn... on 5 acres. Every winter we move our bus to some guys barn and pay him a lot of money to store it for the winter. Now we
family 208 days until camping season A couple months ago some friends of ours asked if we wanted to do a fall camping trip. We tried to camp in September last year, but cancelled both those trips. We really
family daddy time A friend of mine invited me and another one of our friends to celebrate her birthday with a spa day and a night out in downtown Minneapolis. The girls were looking forward to
family paint a plow Tonight our city invited kids to come put a hand print on one of their snow plows. It took the girls 30 seconds to do, but they had a good time. I have
family apple picking This is probably my favorite fall activity... plus all the baking that comes after it. Today's baking was 2 batches of apple cookies. 5 apples down... 45 to go. 😂
family farewell to summer We spent the last week of summer vacation with family in town. We took them to some of our favorite places. First up was the state fair... We followed that up with a
family the great minnesota get together We have family in town this week, so of course the first stop on our busy week is the Minnesota State Fair. There are so many foods that we look forward to every
family lake elmo park reserve Another weekend of camping is over. I can't believe this was our final camping trip of the summer. It went by too fast! We spent the weekend fishing and playing in the sand.
family more kayaking the cannon river We had so much fun the first time we had to do it again. Last time Emma really wanted to do the rope swing, but it was so crowded. Today it was just
family willow river state park I've been wanting to camp here for years. Last year we booked a campsite, but ended up cancelling. This year we seriously considered cancelling, but we made it happen... and I'm so glad
family kayaking the cannon river Braden has wanted a kayak for a long time. After Emma had such a great time kayaking while we were camping last month we ended up buying our own inflatable kayak. It's a
family happy (early) birthday emma Today we celebrated Emma's birthday with her friends... and a lot of animals. I found a lady that will bring a bunch of her pets to your house. The kids can pet all
family leprechaun days This week was our city's community festival. We kicked off the celebration with a princess dance party followed by a JoJo Siwa dance party at the park. Next up was our favorite annual
