The kids had off on Monday, so we took advantage of a free day and headed to the pumpkin patch. Some years we’re sweating, some years we’re freezing. This year was perfectly fallish. We like to start our time at the pumpkin patch by getting dirty and dusty and full of corn kernels. I feel Read More
The Pumpkin Patch
Monday Motivation
My sister sent this yesterday morning, and I absolutely love it. We live in a society where we are constantly bombarded with perfect pictures. Immaculate, exquisitely decorated homes. Filtered faces to erase imperfections. Magazine worthy food dishes. Constantly happy, well-dressed children. It gives us this unattainable, unrealistic goal of having perfect lives all the time, Read More
Friday Favorites
Favorite picture: The whole crew still managing to squish in the combine. Favorite food: These homemade apple cider donuts are goooooooooooood. Like, I could eat a couple in one sitting kind of good. I don’t have enough donut tins for all the batter, so I make mini muffins with the extra. And you can easily Read More
Pioneers
Last weekend we headed to a nearby town to attend their “Pioneer Day” festivities. We toured an actual log cabin, we cut our own firewood, we churned butter, we dyed wool, we made ropes, we discovered new fashion trends, we went on a wagon ride with our corn husk dolls, we were reminded not to Read More
