Tessa loves Curious George and animals. So we decided to do a girly jungle theme for her party! Unfortunately, most of the Curious George party accessories I ordered came the day AFTER her party (when online shopping fails you😔). But she didn’t know the difference, and we still had plenty of animals to decorate with. Balloon garland Read More
Tessa’s Jungle Party
Tessa is 2
I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since this girl made her grand debut into our lives. This past year has been a hard one. She had 4 hospital stays, 3 blood transfusions, 5 rounds of sclerotherapy, 2 colonoscopies, 2 endoscopies, MRIs, CTs, X-rays, and countless visits to Mayo. She’s had a lot of pain and discomfort, Read More
Girls Day
The boys were headed to a pork show in Des Moines on Wednesday, so we took the opportunity for a girls day at American Girl. While the boys were busy collecting 800 pens, notepads, letter openers, and squishy little pig toys, we were enjoying all kinds of girly fun at the Mall of America. Saige and Julie got their Read More
Last Day 2018
4th and 2nd grades are in the books. We were all so ready for a break from school- and were blessed with the most gorgeous weather on their last day! We made the most of it with swimming, water balloons, popsicles, and an evening boat ride. I can’t think of a more perfect way to officially ring in Read More





