It’s Ben’s 40th birthday today! I had planned on having an 80’s themed bash at our house for his birthday…but obviously that’s not happening. If we’re being honest, he’s pretty relieved about that and feeling thankful to corona for thwarting my plans. I was seriously looking forward to rocking some 80’s vibes, though. We’ll be Read More
Friday Favorites: Husband Edition
Max’s Birthday
Max’s birthday had all the essentials: balloons, donuts, simple decorations, a couple presents, a fun activity, cake, candles, and a whole lot of family time. And if this quarantined birthday taught us anything it was this: that it doesn’t take a big, heavily themed party with friends to make our kids’ birthdays special. Max thanked Read More
What’s Up Wednesday
What we’re eating this week: M- Burgers T- Pizza W- Enchiladas Th- Grilled chicken F- Steak What I’m reminiscing about: This time last year we were enjoying birthday parties with friends, watching baseball games, eating at restaurants at the Mall of America, and hosting bridal showers. Ahhhh, the good old days. What I’m loving: Read More
Max is TEN
How did we get here?! Double digits sounds so….big. 😭 Before we deal with that, however, a trip down memory lane is in order. I couldn’t talk Max into a birthday parade- he said that would be “so embarrassing”. So today, we’re just keeping it simple and doing his favorite things: playing games, eating Read More



