1st Day of School! Last Tuesday was the first day of school for 2018-2019! Lilah started third grade and Vivianne began her first year at the middle school (6th grade).Lilah had an absolutely awesome first week.
Fawn-Doe-Rosa & Wild Mountain One last hurrah before school! I took the girls to Fawn-Doe-Rosa, it's a cute little petting zoo/sanctuary for deer. The girls loved seeing all the animals and being able to pet and
Guess who got her ears pierced? She picked little blue sparkly gem studs! She has been absolutely committed to caring for her ears. She cleans them three times per day! And only has to have them in for two
Water Lantern Festival This year we went to the Water Lantern Festival in St. Paul. I had seen it advertised on FaceBook a couple months ago, and it looked like fun, so we purchased tickets and
Lake Weekend with Buddies! The girls were invited to join some of their friends at a lake cabin. They had so much fun! They tubed, fished, Vivianne water skied! This family is the nicest family, their girls
Surprise visit from the cousins! We were lucky to get to see Sidney and Kaitlyn for a bit when they were in Minnesota! The girls had a blast. They did a lot of swimming :-)
Girls' Trip, 2018 The Girls' Trip is my most favorite part of summer. I look forward to it pretty much all year. I love that the girls look forward to it too! This year we went
Lake Minnetonka with Friends! Our neighbors invited us to join them on their pontoon for the the day! They have two little guys who are so adorably cute! The girls swam and tubed! We even went to
Valley Fair, 2018 I took the girls to Valley Fair this year for the first time! It is only about a twenty minute drive away. The girls had so much fun. Their favorite ride was this
Taste & Toast, 2018 The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum hosted it's annual Taste & Toast this summer and we were lucky enough to attend! It is one of my favorite events, because of these 3 things:1) Great
State Soccer Tournament, Vivianne (2018) V's team played their way into the State Tournament! They had a great season, but didn't automatically qualify for State. They had a play-in game against St. Paul and ended up with a
Camping at Whitewater State Park Best and only camping trip of the summer so far! I love camping with our family, it's the BEST!
Independence Day, 2018 Kicked off the holiday with the kids bike parade...that's Lilah front and center (V sat this one out.) Followed by a BBQ at our friends and the parade! We were invited to
Vali-hi Movie Night Drive-in Movie ✅ It was on our Summer Bucket List ;-) We saw The Incredibles 2 and Avengers: Infinity Wars.
Smore's Wars A fun little twist on the traditional smore! The rules of the game are...you must incorporate at least one of the traditional smore ingredients into your creation, whether it be the graham
Bacon & Bloodies, 2018 BB#18 a party no one will forget! For starters, it rained so hard, that our grass was washed out in some areas. We thought no one would come because of how bad
Movie @ the Beach Lot! Keeping up with tradition, the kiddos met at the beach lot to see the movie, The Greatest Showman (one of my favs!) on the last day of school. Lilah getting cozy...
Last Day of 5th Grade (Vivianne) Last day of elementary school for Vivianne! This is the entire 5th grade dancing up a storm :-)