family
throwback thursday ( august 16, 2017 )
throwback thursday ( august 16, 2017 )
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 that she wanted to sell brownies at her lemonade stand. Emma was too busy playing with her
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 about the school routine and find out where everything is at the school. Parents had to go
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. Emma picked the biggest pony of them all. This was the first time I let Olivia go by
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. Emma has really been missing him this time around, so I suggested we make signs and go
summer
throwback thursday ( august 9, 2017 )
throwback thursday ( august 9, 2017)
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... and me three minutes to take down. Olivia cried when I started taking it all down... until
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 at the zoo. We had lunch at Chick-fil-a. We spent the rainy afternoon snuggling on
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 this party Emma wanted two things (1) unicorns and (2) a piñata. I wasn’t going to
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 still see that smile on her face.
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 pass these photo opportunities up when they see them...