-
My Washing Machine Was Taxed: The Dirt Yard Dash
It was a somewhat spontaneous decision on our part to show up for the Dirt Yard Dash, which is put on by the church where our neighbor at the top of the hill works. For the last several years, this church, which sits on a plot of forest and…
-
Applesauce
Tis the season for applesauce! This year I made quite a lot of applesauce from the tiny apples on our crab apple tree. Crab apple sauce is not for everyone. In fact, most people in our family have rejected it at this point, but I love it! It packs a…
-
Birth Order
These middle kids might look sad, but they were really just goofing around. I’m not sure WHAT they were doing when I was taking this picture. They likely hatched some kind of crazy plan together in secret. It’s a frequent occurrence. They are always conspiring about one thing or…
-
Sunday Night at the Beach: Sweet Treats at Knife River
We have a favorite candy shop, just a bit up the North Shore at Knife River. Because we pretty much can’t contain ourselves when we go, I try to limit our visits there to one or two per summer and let us splurge when we do go. All summer long…
-
Hot Air Balloons
I had completely forgotten about the hot air balloon festival this year. Dr. Peds was driving home from a conference in the Cities, and when he got home he mentioned that the balloons were actually all standing up! I grabbed the only kid home at the time (everyone else was…
-
Portrait of a Squirrel
Mr. Trouble on Feet and I were on a morning hike last Friday when we rounded the corner and saw this little guy chirping at us. He was on a tree branch right next to the hiking path and didn’t really seem concerned that we were right there, other than…
-
Little Library
While YaYa was at piano lessons we checked a few Little Free Libraries in her teacher’s neighborhood. We love the design of this particular library, and found a couple of treasures inside.
-
The Banana Celebrates 9 Years
The Banana celebrated a birthday last Tuesday. I began the day hours before sunrise because I had a few preparations to take care of, like cooking special food that was requested to go into the birthday girl’s lunch box, baking a birthday cake, wrapping some presents, and getting the table…
-
Preschool Starts!
He has been waiting for the first day of preschool since the last day of preschool last spring. It was tough having a week when everyone else went to elementary school, and there was no preschool. (Although I really liked spending that week with him!) He loves every bit of…
-
Sunday Night at the Beach: Submerge for a Cookie Prize
After arriving home from camping and unpacking, some homework and practicing was completed before we ate with our neighbors halfway down the street. After the food was eaten we headed down to the beach for a quick trip before the sun set and the kidlets needed to hop in bed…