family distance learning: day 3 Today there were more smiles and less arguing. I think we're getting into a groove.... It might be all the fresh air we're getting. With rain in the forecast later this week we
family distance learning: day 2 Today Olivia really got to get in on the distance learning action. It was letter O day. After all our learning was done for the day we took a family walk at a
family spring break: day 6 As soon as Emma woke up she asked if she could go outside to our new jungle gym. It was a warm sunny day. We spent most of it outside and found lots
family spring break: day 5 We started off the morning with... Uno! The girls definitely did not want to go home, but it was time. We were starting to run out of food and clothes on the bus.
family spring break: day 4 Today it rained... all day. Luckily I knew it was coming, so when we went home yesterday I grabbed a bunch of activities to keep us busy since I knew we'd be stuck
family spring break: day 3 Today we took fishing poles and ventured out to a lake by the barn. The girls got bored after about 15 minutes when they didn't have a single bite. After that we drove
family spring break: day 2 Its amazing how being at our home away from home has made such a difference in morale. We even started working on one of the bus projects on our list... an outdoor kitchen.
family spring break! This isn't exactly how I imagined we'd spend spring break. I was hoping we'd be in the Bahamas eating Edith's pizza (the most amazing pizza in the world), or even spending the week
family home: day 4 & 5 Thursday was cold and rainy. Emma still wanted to be outside, so I set up our old tailgating tent on the deck. She spent most of the day out there. Emma's teacher uses
family home: day 1, 2 & 3 I quickly realized Monday that doing nothing all day wasn't going to work for 1 out of the 3 of us. Luckily I found Mo Willems (author of the Elephant and Piggie and
family it's only been a week!?! The past week feels like it's dragged on for a year. I travelled solo to Florida for the weekend. Olivia had a couple healthy days, then ended up with a 4 day fever.
family kindness Olivia's preschool did a little kindness program at church this morning. The kids sang 2 kindness songs they learned at school (Olivia is the 3rd one on the back row. You can barely
family dazzle dance The girls always ask why there is a daddy daughter dance and not a mommy daughter dance. It turns out our gym does a family dance, and Braden happened to be out of
family exploring the cosmos A couple weeks ago I signed up for a family class to learn about stars through a telescope. Emma has always been interested in telescopes and stars, so I thought she'd think it
family more ice skating The girls really wanted to take daddy and show him their ice skating skills.... It was way more crowded than on a weekday, but the girls managed to weave their way in and
family happy valentine's day I found out this year that between November and January if you spend $250 at the Mall of America you get 2 wristbands for unlimited rides. By the time I bought a couple
family tubing Today was a warm one. So warm that the weather app on my phone had this picture. 🤷🏼♀️😂 Last year we missed out on tubing. I wasn't going to let that happen again, so
family ice fishing Today was the perfect weather for a family ice fishing event. It's also the first time we've seen the sun in weeks. 😎 One of the nearby cities does this event every year. They
family just us girls Braden had to be in Miami this weekend, so it is just us girls. We started off the morning with rainbow waffles. Today I gave them the option of going ice skating or
family beach day It might have been -6 degrees this morning, but that didn't stop Olivia's class from having a beach day at school. 😎
family happy new year We started 2020 off with a visit to the ER. While we were in Texas Olivia got hit in the toe with the hotel room door. I had a feeling it caught her
family back home We spent our New Year's Eve morning flying home from Texas. On our way to the airport we stopped at a mega Buc-ees. Just like Blue Bell, it's one of the things you
family carmine, tx After the birthday celebration wrapped up we headed to Braden's dad's house for a few days. On our way there we introduced Emma to Sonic's cherry limeade. About 20 minutes away is a
