kids overnight at the zoo In September Braden and Emma got to spend the night at the farm at the zoo. Last night they got to spend the night in the aquarium at the zoo.
kids children's museum Olivia had a day off of school today. If I let her pick we would have ended up at Crayola, but I wanted to do something different today. So we
kids afternoon tea It's been a very girly day. Emma had the day off, but Olivia didn't. While Olivia was at school I took Emma to get our nails done. After we picked
kids spa day Emma really wanted to get her nails painted on her second day off from school... so that's what we did. Emma wanted to grow her nails long, so they haven't
kids halloween There is no school today and tomorrow for a statewide teacher conference. We spent the afternoon park hopping (see previous post), but we spent the morning baking Halloween cookies. The
kids we did it! I've been trying for 3 years to visit all 20 parks in our city. Despite my best efforts this summer we were 5 short. Then we were given the most
kids new zip line park Yesterday was probably the last nice day for a while, so we made the most of it by riding bikes to school and visiting her principal. Last night he slept
kids book character day This might be my favorite thing that Emma's school does. Today is the last day of a 2 week reading fundraiser. To celebrate the kids and teachers dress up as
kids olivia's turn It's amazing how different Emma and Olivia are. For the first month (maybe 2) of preschool Emma cried every morning at drop off and sometimes had to be pried from
kids last pool day of the summer Our neighborhood decided to keep the pool open a week later than usual. When school was dismissed early on the first day we headed to the pool because I thought
kids first day of dance Last night was the first night of dance. This is Emma's third year. She's doing ballet, tap and jazz again. Olivia was super excited to start dance too! She is
kids overnight at the zoo Our zoo has sleepovers. Braden and Emma have always wanted to go to one, but I always remember too late and they're full. Not this time! They have 3 different
kids first half day of school Well... that was an eventful 1st day of school. I got a call around noon asking me to come pick Emma up at school. There was a sewage leak on
kids boating on prior lake We got invited last minute to go out on a boat with a friend this afternoon. I'm not the biggest fan of lakes, but these Minnesota girls absolutely love it.
kids end of summer do I've been begging Emma all summer to cut her hair short again. She looked so cute with short hair, and it's perfect for summer. Next week they're going to take
kids fun in the sun We're trying to soak up every last minute of summer. Monday morning we headed the aquarium for a couple hours. The girls love it because you can touch and feed
kids butterflies Emma loved learning about and watching the chicks hatch in her kindergarten class so much that I looked into getting caterpillars. I found a place online where I could order
kids kids climb night I signed Emma up for the kids climb night at the gym tonight. They have a pretty amazing rock wall. She was nervous about going and not knowing anyone, then
