kids fresh cold lemonade Emma has been asking all summer to do a lemonade stand. Luckily we already had a stand that my mom and I painted for Emma’s birthday party last year. She also decided
kids bridge to school School doesn’t start until after Labor Day, but this week kindergarteners could participate in Bridge to School. They ride the school bus to school, meet other kindergarteners or see old friends, learn
family county fair The first full week of August is our county fair. It’s pretty much the girls dream day - pony rides, petting zoo, corn pit, rides, games, cheese curds, lemonade and snow cones.
family welcome home Braden is working on a special project in Miami, which means he’s back to traveling every week. This week we dropped him off at the airport and had to pick him up.
kids olivia’s morning in After we dropped Emma at My Little Pony camp we came home to take down Emma’s unicorn party decorations. Funny how all those decorations took two adults a week to put up.
kids olivia’s morning out Emma is at My Little Pony musical theater camp this week. She went home with her friend after camp, which gave me and Olivia most of the day together. We spent the morning
milestone 5 year wellness check Emma had her 5 year appointment today, which included a finger prick, 2 shots and no tears. 💪🏼
family unicorn party It’s been months of planning, weeks of decorating and days of food prep. Finally unicorn party day was here! Decorating started on Tuesday. Lots and lots of decorating. When I started planning
kids go fight win Emma absolutely loved her week of cheerleading camp. Today they put on a show for family and friends with a couple cheers and a dance. My pictures are horrible quality... but you can
kids birthday celebration day 2 Emma continued her birthday celebration for a second straight day with lunch at the American Girl Bistro. We did some shopping, ate some popcorn and took Olivia to Build-A-Bear. The girls can’t
summer happy birthday! Its so hard to believe this sweet, baby girl is 5 already! She had cheerleading, opened presents, went to hibachi for dinner and had lots of cake for dessert. Saturday we get to
kids cheerleader Emma has wanted to try cheerleading for a long time. This summer I finally found a week long cheerleading class. When she came downstairs this morning she was all ready to go in
family mermaids We squeezed in one last trip to the pool. I think we’re all happy to be home after a super long week of camping. Any time Olivia would get near the “hot
family last night Today was our last full day and night at the campground. Some more friends joined us and we showed them all the fun the pool has to offer, which of course included ice
family at it again We’re wrapping up a long nine days at the campground. Today it was warm enough again for some swimming. We spent pretty much the entire day at the pool... complete with ice
kids walmart, park and bingo It was a chilly 64 degrees today. Since it’s summer I didn’t really pack for 60s weather, so we headed to the nearby Walmart to get a few warmer clothes. While
kids cloudy with a chance of swimming The weather today was not very promising, but that didn’t stop us from spending a rainy morning at the pool. Olivia wasn’t really feeling the pool this morning, so she hung
kids blarney stone hunt We took a break from the campground and headed home for the day. This afternoon was the annual Blarney Stone hunt. Emma has talked about it since last year, so we couldn’t
family just us girls Braden had to work this week, so it’s just us girls at the bus until Friday. We started off the morning with breakfast and tv. After breakfast was a walk to the
kids no ice cream I told them no ice cream today, but we’re kind of on vacation and how can I say no to that face. ❤️
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!