family diving boards The pool at the campground has two diving boards. I knew it would go one of two ways when Emma asked to try it - (1) she would hate it, or (2) she
family long day of camping We had a long day at the campground. Coloring contest (that they didn’t win 😔). Playground. Petting zoo. Swimming. Jumping. Catching lightning bugs. S’mores. Whew!
family a camping we will go We’re spending the week at my favorite Minnesota campground. We had an hour drive to get there. The girls rode in the backseat. Their dolls Ella and Marabelle rode shotgun. We didn’
kids happiness Happiness is stopping for Italian Ice on the way home from picking up our CSA box. Emma loves to sample a couple flavors before making a decision. Olivia makes her decision based on
kids soccer Today was Emma's last day of soccer. Since it was the last day they played a game against the other class. As you can tell from these action shots, games weren't really Emma's
kids makeup Someone climbed up two shelves in the bathroom to get my makeup. Guess which one? The other one clearly thought it was a good idea and didn’t even bother tattling. They both
kids chef emma Emma loves to cook. Our grocery store has children's cooking classes at least once a month, and she loves them. Yesterday they made overnight oats and a tropical blend smoothie. She said the
places we've been valleyfair Today we made our annual visit to ValleyFair. 50% amusement park + 50% water park = 100% fun. Poor Olivia. There were a bunch of rides that she couldn’t ride because she’s not
places we've been fawn-doe-rosa As part of our busy Saturday, before our trip to the art park, we spent some time in nature at the Fawn-Doe-Rosa animal experience? place? park? Whatever it is, we all had a
places we've been franconia art park Busy and hot day today at the art park... Emma was so excited going up this hot roof.... but not so sure about getting down. The pitch was pretty steep.
places we've been rainy mall day It was a gloomy, rainy day. The best way to spend those days is at the mall riding rides and playing games.
places we've been cascade bay The forecast said rain all afternoon. Good thing we didn’t believe it! Today was a beautiful day for the waterpark.
around the house bunny rescue Yesterday a bunny fell down our egress window well. Guess that's what he gets for trying to eat the herbs that I set on the ledge. It took a pet carrier, a kiddie
summer bounce house The bounce house got pretty dirty at the pig roast. Today I tried to put the girls to work with scrubbing it inside and out. They lasted a little while, then decided it
summer ice cream truck Emma had a fever all day and took a long nap. That meant Olivia was on ice cream truck duty.
places we've been dragonfly festival There are tons of festivals around here. Some are better than others. This one surprised us and turned out to be a pretty good one. The guy explaining to the girls all the
places we've been waterpark I think this year Emma is a little too big for the toddler time at the waterpark. We’re going back next week to do the big slides, which I’m pretty sure
places we've been 5 layer gelati Yes, please! Emma is happy Rita’s is open every day again so she can get her Italian ice.
family 4th of july We had a very busy and fun 4th of July hosting our 2nd annual pig roast. I think someone had a little too much fun yesterday. 😂
hot hot hot We tried the park at the campground this morning… but it was HOT! To cool off we headed home to swim and grab a few things I forgot. On the way back to