Thursday, February 15, 2018

Phone Pictures September/October 2017


The big girls started school in September and on the first day Mia and I went to the Children's Museum.




They had an awesome first day!
We have been trying to make treats for people in our community that are selfless and serve us as a thank you. This summer we made cards and treats and delivered them to various people. It is something so simple and makes a big impact on our girls and the people they are giving to.

We enjoyed some root beer floats at the local feed store...


visited the Children's Museum with the big girls...



had tea parties with friends...
I got to spend my days with my little diva...
we became a crib free home and Mia loved the big girl bed her Daddy made her...

visited the zoo with friends...





did some cooking...
spent time with family in Tennessee...





enjoyed our cousin Cooper, or as Mia calls him Pookie...


celebrated Daddy turning 37, apparently with pictures by Quinn...

had our first snowfall, a little early for my taste...

celebrated Halloween at school...
carved pumpkins(with pictures by Ellie apparently. I love carving pumpkins. I love the smell and scooping out the goop and cooking the seeds and no one else in the house likes that whole process until now! Quinn LOVED it this year and is my pumpkin buddy!)...
helped friends( I included this because apparently Mia took pictures with my phone too. I obviously have no idea what is going on with my phone.)...
and went trick or treating. This was my first year that I did not have to go to the door with them. Ben would go to the porch sometimes, but I mainly pulled the wagon. They are getting so big and I would have to say Mia was the most excited to trick or treat.

We had a busy couple of months, but it was sooo fun!

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Phone Pictures July/August 2017


July and August brought fireworks and birthdays as well as many warm days. We soak in the warm days as the winters here are long and brutal.

4th of July Parade and Fireworks. Ben was sick so the girls and I were on our own. :(

We went to lots of splashpads...

did some cooking...


went to the Farmer's Market...
Ellie did a basketball camp...
Quinny did two sessions of swimming and got her blue band...

Mia and I had Mommy and Mia adventures during VBS (she is too young to go so we sneak in some special treats)...

had lots of lake days with friends...

did some exercise at the park...


watched fireworks again with Daddy...
went to the zoo...
did lots of arts and crafts...



enjoyed our mermaid blanket...
Quinny enjoyed playing in the rain...

we enjoyed as much time as we could in the water and in the sun...





and we ended the summer at the State Fair. We enjoyed rides and lots of yummy food and rode on the tallest ferris wheel in North America. Going up in the tallest ferris wheel in windy Minnesota was quite a challenge and you realized how much wind there was when you were stopped at the top.😟