thanks kohls

Good thing I have this super cool toy to keep her occupied while I fold laundry.

house with a pool

bananas

community supported agriculture

When we moved to Minnesota ( 2 years ago! ) we signed up for a CSA. Every week from June to October we get a box of fresh vegetables grown on the farm. The first year we ended up throwing a lot away. I mean…. what do you do with Swiss chard

turtle lives matter

Yesterday we saw a turtle as we were walking through the parking lot on our way to the park. I couldn’t just leave it there, so we relocated it back to the pond so it wouldn’t get run over. Emma loves rock walls almost as much as she

throwback thursday ( june 16, 2015 )

bubble guppies

Today Molly and Gil were visiting Mall of America. We stood in line for almost an hour to see them. I kept telling Emma we could come back when the line was shorter, but she wanted to wait… so we waited. Afterward we visited the museum. We haven’t been

sleep deprivation

I woke up this morning to a little surprise. Apparently in the middle of the night I put one of Emma’s old diapers on Olivia. They are 3 sizes bigger than the ones she’s in… but they actually fit her pretty good.

pros and cons

One of the bad things about living across the street from the pool… every time Emma sees it she begs to go. One of the great things about living across the street from the pool… it’s like having your own pool without having to do the maintenance.

fun in the sun

It wasn’t exactly pool weather, but it was warm enough and Emma was dying to go.

pears

happy birthday daddy

Emma loves the chance to blow out candles, so daddy got a candle in his cinnamon rolls this morning so Emma could have one too. After her nap we ran to the cupcake store and got his favorite blueberry cheesecake cupcake. She didn’t want to wait until after dinner