neon!

I have been so excited to make these barrettes!! Finally made them this afternoon! They're so bright & sweet! Adelie has already requested more!! Makes me smile.

nighttime adventure

life is so fun with kids! we had a fun little adventure tonight...the girls got butterfly nets and we went on a hunt!! we didn't find any butterflies...but we did chase some squirrels, and Kennedi collected an impressive pile of leaves! so fun!

up at the lake.

we are celebrating Nate's birthday all weekend! we are up at the lake and loving life!! it's so beautiful up here. it's a little chilly today, but I kind of love the crisp air and chilly wind! Nate had fun golfing this morning & the girls are having a great time exploring. Adelie and I went on a fun little walk this morning, and then we made flower crowns - which was so adorable!! I love my sweet girls!

happy birthday to my sweet husband.

happy birthday to our favorite, favorite, favorite guy!!!! thanks for making our family so happy. we all love you so much!

berries & candyland

we had another wonderful saturday together. we headed back up to the berry patch - this time to pick raspberries and blueberries! we loved it. after a quick stop in marine on st.croix, we headed into stillwater for the afternoon. our favorite stop was the candyshop!! hard not to smile spending the day picking berries and hanging out in an old fashioned candy shop, picking out sugary treats!!

strawberry jam.

We made strawberry jam!! I am so excited for homemade jam. We tested it tonight, and we all loved it. Adelie was eating it by the spoonfuls!! She had been asking to eat it all day long, staring at the jars asking when it would be ready. When daddy came home, we ate it up! 

It was really fun to make the jam together!! Oh, and of course we had to make homemade whipped cream to go with all the rest of the strawberries & biscuits & pound cake! Yum! Adelie was loving it last night - she got to stay up extra late to finish off the batch with us. Fun memories.

a perfect day.

There are days in life that seem so perfect. Today was amazing. I love days like today. It makes my heart so happy. I adore my girls so much. I am so in love with Nate. 

We spent the morning picking strawberries at a darling strawberry patch up north near Stillwater - The Berry Patch (www.berrypatchmn.com). I think Adelie ate a pound of strawberries in the first 15 minutes we were there...I guess we should have paid an extra $2 for her snacking! The girls had a good time, but I'm sure I had the most fun. There's something so special about these memories as a parent, and I am sure these memories from today will be long lasting happy mom-memories for me. 

After we filled two flats full of strawberries, the girls were ready to call it quits. So we headed to a darling town that I've wanted to visit for a long time - Marine on St Croix. It was perfect! It was a darling little place. It's my new favorite getaway town. So charming. We had lunch at a tasty small spot, and then had yummy yummy cones at the ice cream shop...and then shopped at a super cute shop for some charming new pieces for our home. Now we are home - ready to find some strawberry jam recipes, and watching the girls (especially Kennedi) loving the sprinkler!!

I am so thankful for special days like today that make me so grateful to be a mom to these beautiful girls, and married to my best friend who enjoys days like today just like me.