The kids and I went into a cute little shop somewhere on Lake Minnetonka yesterday and bought the cutest little Cherry Pitter. The kids wanted it because they love cherries and it looks like a robot. I wanted it because I am sucker for good package design and always worry about Chloe spitting out the [...]
Category Archives: Kid Activities
Third Trip Up to the North Shore
June 30, 2011 – 1:00 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
