** I received free products in this post, for an honest opinion/review on the product. All opinions are 100% my own. Lets be honest…. at the beginning of this post, I knew very little about essential oils, and I am still learning about them. A lot of my friends LOVE and firmly believe they are the best […]
4th of July Family Fun 2016
Growing up 4th of July was always a pretty big deal with our family. Every year we would have an unofficial family reunion at a local lake/park. That was after we attended the largest & oldest 4th of July festival in MN (Delano, MN’s ). A few years ago I when I found out I […]
4 Lessons I learned in 4 years of Motherhood.
4 Years. I have been a mother for 4 years, on July 2nd, 2016. What a crazy, hard, exciting, non-stop, chaotic, blessed, amazing 4 years it has been.. I know it may not seem like a lot to seasoned parents, but I (we) have been through A LOT in those four years, especially the […]
Kenue Park, Okoboji IA
I am back for the second installment of Parkpoloza – NW Iowa . If you missed the first installment on Memorial Park Spirit Lake, IA. You can check it out here.. This second park that I am featuring is also located in the “Great Lakes” region of Iowa, or Okoboji. This park is most […]
Princess Tea Party
On June 4th, my daughter and I had the great opportunity to attend a Princess Tea Party put on by Wild Child Clothing and Gifts Boutique of Spirit Lake, IA. This was an absolutely NEW experience for both my daughter and I , neither one of us had attended a real tea party, none the […]
When you take your family boating
Disclosure: I am a horrible swimmer. I am a swimming lessons dropout. But some of my favorite summer memories (prior to having kids) were spent boating with family & friends. When you take your family boating When you take your family boating, you are determined to pack light because you will just be on […]
Local Festivals 2016
It is that time again… The time for Local Summer Festivals… Growing up I anxiously awaited my own towns festival because it meant that school would start in a few weeks. My hometown’s festival is in mid-August. Yes, I was the kid who LOVED school. But how awesome are town festivals !?!Junk food on a […]
Rainy Day Deal
This is a paid post, but all opinions are 100% my own. If you choose to purchase any products using the links included in this blog post, I will receive compensation. Thanks 🙂 I love garage sales, I love getting a good deal, but I don’t like the rain. Really who wants to go out in […]
Local Farmer’s Markets
True mom confession: My daughter is an EXTREMELY PICKY EATER, I am able to get her to eat/try foods by telling her where they came from. It may gross you out, but she is about 150% more likely to try a meal that she knew the beef came from one of daddy’s cows, the veggies […]
