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This past week in our area was Tulip Time, where there is a huge festival, for a whole week, celebrating the Dutch heritage in Holland, Michigan. My husband and I are both Dutch, so being able to step into a past-time of mine and embrace our roots, was so fun to do as a family….
We have had such an absolutely beautiful fall! In Minnesota, it has been known to snow, so we will take these 60-70 degree weather days ANYDAY! Not only has it been a gorgeous fall, but it has been sunny out as well! It snowed early November last year (actually our biggest snow storm of the…
This past week we had the joys of having family in town! My cousin Julie, her husband Justin, along with their two kids Emerson and Beckett, made the trek to Minnesota Tuesday! We were looking so forward to having them here because it had been since Christmas when we saw them last. There is also…
Well, I haven’t. Not consistently. And I’m okay with it. If you are looking for a checklist of how to get your child to sleep through the night, you are going to have to look elsewhere. This post is for all those moms out there who doubt their mothering, who doubt whether their baby ever…
Ah, spring/summer has arrived! I say summer because we’ve been blessed with some pretty warm weather this past week! Needless to say, we took advantage of it and did some more painting on our home! We are officially DONE painting the house, the deck, and just have to do a few touch-ups on the garage,…
I am finding that the best summer days are when you don’t have a clue what time it is, when the house is a disaster, you eat who knows what, just to satisfy hunger, and you can just spend it outside enjoying the beautiful weather with family and friends. During those moments, it sometimes feels…