We were up on the North Shore again last week and even though it rained a majority of the time I still really enjoyed myself. I didn’t mind the light mist while walking through the woods of the Superior National Forest at all actually. In fact, it kind of added to that almost mystical-feeling element [...]
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Minnesota Landscape Arboretum- Very Early Spring
March 31, 2011 – 3:38 pm
The Arboretum was free for its last Thursday of the cold season so we decided to take advantage of that and get out of the house for a bit. The temperature was about 49 degrees and actually felt pretty nice as we walked around the grounds. We started out indoors though and hit up my [...]
Homemade Valentine’s Day Cards and Treats
February 3, 2011 – 1:44 pm
One of the best things about having kids is getting to experience all the holidays as a child again. I used to love Valentine’s Day. Packing up a little card and treat for all your classmates, maybe slipping an extra few hearts to the one you REALLY wanted to be your Valentine. Opening yours up [...]
The Best Gingerbread Cookies
December 14, 2010 – 9:12 pm
My kids made gingerbread cookies with their grandmother today. It was a pretty big production. The kitchen got a little messy. But the kids didn’t get too crabby. Chloe just had to roll out her own dough. I will cherish these pictures for years to come. We let Andrew decorate the burnt ones. He didn’t [...]
Holidazzle Parade
December 4, 2010 – 9:25 pm
I’m not sure how many cities have a parade in the middle of winter, but Minneapolis does! Andrew was very excited to go downtown and watch the Holidazzle parade which runs for several days in November and December. Look at those Minnesota kids lining up to see the parade! This was our view from the [...]
