A picnic lunch in a magical land. I have noticed that we live in an amazing place but often times we drive by all of the fun with out ever stopping.  We pass by trails, mountains,  rivers and so much more every time we go out but usually we are on a schedule and can not stop.  After the kids dentist appointmen…

Spending this slow summer day watching the butterflies fly through the backyard.

The kids and I had waited all year to see our friends.  So as we waited the last few hours we were all filled with eager anticipation. It was so exciting to have a visit from our friends!  The kids all get along so great that they were as excited as I was.  We spent time together up at the camp, enjoying…

The other evening Dylan stood looking out the side door pointing and unable to find the words to describe what he was looking at.  We all ran over to see a moose standing in our driveway! We were all so excited to see such an amazing and huge creature! The only disappointing part was that Nate (the man who has alwa…

This summer has been a ridiculously dry one.  Our grass is a shade of brown that crunches under your feet when you walk on it.  Most of the time I don't love rainy days but when I woke to the sound of sprinkles coming down this morning I couldn't help but feel a little excited. The rain brought about a ni…