Natalie Jamie and Lauren on the Swing

There was a lot of interest in outside photos this Spring! Here are some more -

The Golden Hour

During the winter, we were taking Natalie and Jamie to Williston to swim on Wednesday nights during Mills Church Youth Group but now that th...

MN Sea Life Museum

It was homeschool week again at Mall of America. It doesn’t seem like an entire year has passed already but here we are again. We enjoyed ou...

Excelsior Beach

We went to Excelsior to collect a few things we wanted for the fairy garden project, mostly sand, lake rocks and pea gravel. It was an espec...

Doggie Photo Op

Gloria took these photos of Roxy, who was kind enough to hold still to pose as she was in the back yard acting as overseer on the chicken co...

Our Outdoor Classroom

It’s that time of the year for outdoor projects! We are spending more time out on the patio for school (including lunch) and also doing some...

Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

Today we took a guided tour of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden in Minneapolis. We learned how to identify different trees by their bark ...

Afton State Park

Katie and I took an overnight trip to a camper cabin Afton State Park. We were both refreshed by the clean air, lack of city noise, tons of ...

Concussion Recovery

Natalie has the dubious honor of being the first kid in the family to get a concussion. She had a hard fall going up the indoor slides at Wi...

Wayzata Field Trip

We headed over to Wayzata for free ice cream day at Ben and Jerry’s. We ended up going through the line three times, in between hanging out ...

Aveda Makeover

A slightly more glamorous version of me, after a hair/makeup/photo session for Juliana at Aveda so she could get in all her required hours t...

Spring in Minnesota

Oh Spring, you make me laugh.