Holy moly! I don't know about you but it's hot here with highs pushing 100º all week. We've got the pool set up and sprinklers are ready. Obviously when it's this hot I need (and you do too) a delicious cocktail to cool down. I came up with this impromptu summer drink when I realized there was an abundance of Basil and Mint in the garden and a lack of gin drinks in my hand. What I discovered READ MORE Holy moly! I don't know about you but it's hot here with highs pushing 100º all week. We've got the pool set up and sprinklers are ready. Obviously when it's this hot I need (and you do too) a delicious cocktail to cool down. I came up with this impromptu summer drink when I realized there was an abundance of Basil and Mint in the garden and a lack of gin drinks in my hand. What I discovered READ MORE
Oh how time flies! My little big guy Finn is on his way to his first week of pre-school. He's out at Grandma & Grandpa's house (aka Grammy camp) and is going off to school every morning. He's more than thrilled about it. I'm so proud that he's approaching life in such an eager way. I know when I was his age, going to school without my mom was terrifying. Not only that, the pressure to make READ MORE
I've been enjoying life at kid speed these days. Now that the winter is officially behind us there has been so much time to enjoy the outside!! I'm already dreading having to go back indoors when the fall comes around again. Last week we had some good adventures, I hope that this is just a glimpse of what is to come for the rest of the summer. The mercury touched 80º once or twice last week READ MORE
Happy Monday everybody! How was your weekend? Our weekend was one of those gross sick weekends. We got nailed on Friday with a spring cold. We tried to salvage our weekend yesterday afternoon by heading out to one of our favorite MPLS spots, Minnehaha Falls. I attempted to get a nice photo of the boys, but Finn is totally nuts and thinks it's hilarious to be crazy and weird. Gus & his READ MORE
My prayers have been answered. Spring really did come early to Minnesota this year. Last weekend was one of the greatest in a long time all thanks to the amazing weather. Friday day we walked to the park in t-shirts! Friday night we drank beers and ate grilled chicken tacos outside on the patio table by candle light. Sunday Finn ran through the sprinkler. It didn't take long for READ MORE
