— Here’s What I Have to Say —

2013 has come to an end. This has been a wonderful year. I have been so blessed and I hope you and your family have been, too. Here’s a short video clip of some pictures from this year that I put together with some Instagram pictures.  I can’t wait to see what wonderful things come...

I just finished this book the other day. I had borrowed it from the library and it was set to expire at 7:30pm on Tuesday night. I knew it was going to expire and had to finish it or else I would be back on the 54 person waiting list. So I ignored the kids...

Maddie started a preschool this year. It is just for 2 and 3 year olds. It is Friday mornings from 9:30-12. It’s really a couple hours of daycare. I love it and so does she. A bunch of her friends attend as well and she comes home so proud of what she learned that day....

Here is our Holiday card for 2013. I sent out a bunch of them this year, but I am sure I forgot to send it to someone. So don’t think it was intentional, I just have a terrible memory and can’t remember everyone! Have a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones this year! I...

This weekend we went to Chuck’s holiday party. It was so much fun! We even got all spiffy looking for it! We went to the Wabasha Street Caves. They had cave tours, dinner drinks, swing dancing lessons, more dancing, fun with friends and a photo booth! Here’s a couple pictures Chuck took of me dancing...

This fall I visited Applewood Orchard a couple times. Chuck and I took the girls there one day and I also visited with some friends from MOMS Club. It was so much fun and I know we will make this a tradition every fall! (Chuck took so many great pictures that it was hard to...

A couple months ago, I went to see Cirque du Soleil with my mom and sister-in-law, Katie. I LOVE Cirque shows and this one was amazing and didn’t disappoint. This was Katie’s first Cirque show and she loved it, too! Chuck bought Maddie a computer game to play together (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs)....

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I hope you are having a wonderful day eating lots of food and spending time with your families. I saw this recently and thought it was a nice thing to post today. First, I am human. 99.9% of the time I love being home with my kids. But there...

I’m just about caught up with all the posts that I never got around to posting about. I had never been to Sever’s Corn Maze before. I heard it was a lot of fun and I am so glad we went this year. I think Maddie’s favorite thing to do was stick her head into...

Our little Maddie has taken quite a liking to singing lately. She loves singing songs at bedtime and even likes to make up some songs of her own. Here are a few videos I took of her in the car the other day because she was singing up a storm! Her favorite song is definitely...

Halloween was lots of fun this year. Maddie was insistent that she was a ladybug. When I asked what Dannie should be, she told me “PUMPKIN”. We went to a few Halloween events. The first was one my aunt and uncle invited us to. They had a few activities there and we got to pick...

Three nights this week, Chuck took Maddie out to run errands or play at the library after dinner. (Yes.best hubby ever!!) So Dannie and I got to have some Dannie-Mommy time. One night, she took a short nap so she was pretty cranky at night. I wasn’t sure how she was going to be or...

I haven’t seen these toys in person, so I don’t actually know much about them. But a friend posted this ad for them and I thought it was a great video and I wanted to share it. Here are a couple of the products I found on Amazon. The Spinning Machine The Parade Float I...

Over Labor Day weekend we took a trip to the North Shore and stayed at Bluefin Bay with some friends. We have gone with them for a few years now. We almost didn’t go this year since we thought it might be hard with two toddlers and two babies (ok, they were 9 months oldnot...

Back in August, we made a trip down to Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska to visit both sets of Chuck’s grandparents. We hadn’t been down there in a long time and since Chuck had the month off (this was when he was taking his paternity leave), it was time to take the trip down....

I know you are tired of seeing birthday photos and posts. This should be the last one!   My brother took pictures of Dannie for her first birthday. He took lots of pictures of Maddie. Here are Maddie’s first birthday photos. I think it’s fun to compare what the girls both looked like at one!...

This weekend we had Dannie’s birthday party. We had a bunch of family and friends come celebrate with us. We are so thankful for all the love everyone showed our little girl! Maddie and her friends had fun playing together. They ran around, played with balloons and wore crowns! When we opened presents and we...

I read The Scorch Trials quite a while ago. This is the second book in The Maze Runner series, so feel free to look back at the first one if you don’t know what I am talking about. Here’s a little about this book. The Scorch Trials picks up where The Maze Runner left off....

I read The Midwife’s Confession a while back and completely forgot to write about it. This wasn’t a book for book club, just one that a friend had recommended to me so when I was between books, I picked this one up. Here’s what it’s about. Dear Anna,What I have to tell you is difficult...

Since we are having Dannie’s birthday party this weekend, we didn’t do much to celebrate last night. She’s one. She won’t remember if we didn’t have a shindig on her actual birthday. Maddie picked out a present to give her the other day at the store and I had a couple little things sitting around...