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
kids breakfast pizza Saturday morning Emma put her cooking class skills in action. She pretty much made this all by herself. She learned this recipe from the rainbow themed class she did with Olivia. Another favorite
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.
kids poor girl Yesterday did not go as planned.... I started my day doing laundry at 4:30 AM. My clothes, Olivia's clothes, sheets, towels, unidentifiable food chunks (that I think were pineapple 🤷🏼♀️). Olivia didn't get
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
kids tea party It's February, and that means tea party. Today Emma hosted her 3rd annual tea party. This year Olivia invited some of her friends too. Most of the decorations and food have stayed the
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
kids ice skating round 2 Emma has 5 days off school. Yes.... 5! I have no idea why I did not plan for that better. We should have gone to Florida, but instead we're enjoying 0 (feels like
kids ice skating I realized the other day that I've never taken Olivia ice skating. Mondays are our free day, so I figured we'd give ice skating a try. You never know how these things will
kids daddy daughter dance Lots of fun things happen in February - tea party, Valentine's Day and the Daddy Daughter dance. Olivia was so excited to go. She talked about it all day long. 💕 Lately Emma hasn't
kids crazy hair day This week Olivia's school is celebrating kindness. Each day has a different theme. Today was crazy hair day.... I could tell Emma was a little jealous of Olivia's cool hair, so I asked
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
kids musical beds Emma has had a fever since Friday. She barely got out of bed all weekend. When the girls are sick I let them sleep in our bed so I can check on them
