We hope everyone had a joyful Christmas this year! Emerging from a week of relaxation in Spirit Lake I am feeling dazed to say the least. Where am I? What day is it? What YEAR is it? Blog, what blog? Now that we’re home and back into the daily swing of things, it’s time to share some holiday joy! The past few weeks have been a blur – just like every other holiday in my experience. Emerson spent Christmas with my family this year and since being home we’ve noticed some definite spoilage after constant attention from aunts and grandparents! Emme was the first to begin opening gifts and the last...
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Punky Patch
It’s a beautiful day at the pumpkin farm! Today we took Emerson to Carroll’s Pumpkin Farm in Grinnell. Meghan and Jory joined us for the fall festivities and Emme’s first pumpkin adventure. It was a gorgeous day full of goats, a tractor ride, pumpkins, caramel apple slices, root beer, teeter-totting, bouncing and more!...
Iowa / Iowa State Weekend
Can you see that we’re a house divided? What I thought was going to be a lazy and relaxing Saturday quickly turned into an action-packed road trip! Grandpa Gene visited and we loaded up and went to Iowa City to visit my sisters. The day was well-documented so I’ll let the photos speak for themselves....
Aunties Visit!
We had the pleasure of spending last weekend with Meghan and Jory! Emerson enjoyed some exhausting quality time with her Aunties while Nic and I attempted our first garage sale (total dud). Top that off with a little shopping in Des Moines and taco pizza and you get a perfect weekend!...