What’s Up Wednesday
All Time Favorites: Kids Winter Gear
In preparation for our rapidly dropping temperatures, I made sure everyone had coats, hats, gloves, snow pants, and boots that fit. We use winter gear A LOT in Iowa as the kids continue to go outside for recess all winter long. We’ve tested it all, so I thought I would share some of our favorites. Read More
Weekend Recap
The kids had off on Friday, everyone was feeling good, and the weather was beautiful. We decided to spend the morning at a trampoline park,
Friday Favorites
Tough Like Tessa
This is probably one of my all time favorite pictures. Look at the joy on that little face- no fear, no sadness, no worries. Just living her best life. Tessa was sick all last week with a stomach virus. She was throwing up everything (to the point of throwing up blood) for 6 days. She Read More
Weekend Recap
After a pretty dreadful week, we were very thankful for a peaceful weekend that included Tessa finally showing slow signs of improvement. It also included a visit from one of Max’s favorite people: his cousin Jacob (along with Ben’s absolute favorite sister). Max and Jacob are two peas in a pod: early risers with Read More
Friday Favorites
Friday Favorites
Rainy Saturday
Last Saturday was such a gloomy, rainy day. It was also a rare Saturday where we had nothing going on. So basically, it was bliss. I found these cute light up ceramic Halloween decorations and had been saving them for a rainy day activity. The kids absolutely LOVE any kind of craft project, and they Read More








