around the house shiva and samantha It has been almost a month since we sent Oreo off to his new home. It was time for some new foster kittens. These girls had a 4 hour drive
kids horseback riding lessons Emma started horseback riding lessons tonight! It was difficult to tell by her serious face the whole time whether she liked it or not. As we were leaving she said
kids tubing round 2 A month ago when I found out Emma didn't have school today I bought tickets for tubing. Fun fact: this is the Buck Hill where Lindsey Vonn got her start.
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
kids mini cookie party For the last couple years Emma has hosted a Christmas cookie party with a bunch of her friends. For obvious reasons that wasn't going to work this year, but I
kids mailman This week Emma left a note and a reindeer candy cane for our mailman. She's left a note before, but didn't get any response.... so I didn't think it would
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 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
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
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
