We’ve all been anxiously awaiting a chance to visit the ark, and let me tell you- it totally lived up to our expectations. We all enjoyed this visit- although Grace wasn’t so sure about the “storms” as we were walking into the ark. Once we got past that, she loved it. There’s Grace pulling down the Read More
Vacation Part 2- The Ark
Vacation Part 1- Cincinnati
On our way to NJ this year, we decided to stop at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. We drove to Cincinnati and spent the night, and then headed to the ark the following day. If you are thinking of traveling to the Ark and are looking into a place to stay, I highly recommend the Embassy Suites Read More
Life Lately
We’ve been checking things off our summer bucket list…and I feel like the fun is just getting started. Tomorrow we leave for vacation, and we all cannot wait! So far this summer, we’ve… had bonfires and late night swims, slept in forts, gone on family bike rides, watched a parade, picked strawberries and made jam, Read More
Tough Like Tessa
Tessa continues to be happy and healthy. She is having such a great time exploring her surroundings, and is learning new things every day. Her legs are getting stronger, and they are not as shaky when she stands on them. Her physical therapist said her hip muscles are finally tightening, and will continue to strengthen and improve the more Read More
Friday Favorites
Favorite Picture: Max found this little frog (who happened to be sitting on Claire’s leg…she was NOT a fan) and played with it for an hour. Reptiles are not my thing, but it was cute watching him enjoy it. Favorite kid quote: Claire, after the afore mentioned frog incident: “I’m taking a week long break from Read More
Tessa’s Jungle Party
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 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
