Category Archives: Family

On our own turf

In years past, we’ve been able to experience some great cities for the NGA conference –Milwaukee, Nashville and White Sulphur Springs to name a few. But this year, we were so excited to showcase Des Moines as the host city! It’s always fun to … Continue reading

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Life lately: nesting like woah

This past week it feels like the end of this pregnancy has kind of snuck up on me. I’ve been doing things here and there to prep for the arrival of our little one: packing my bag, packing a bag … Continue reading

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Download: Fourth of July 2016

Thank goodness for cooler temps and three-day weekends! I don’t quite remember the last few weeks of my first pregnancy being so tough. I think it has to do with the whole summer heat combined with my absolutely nutty 2.5 … Continue reading

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Camp Branstad 2016

We held our second annual Camp Branstad last weekend for all the cousins. Much like last  year, the kids had a blast and the adults are still in recovery mode. Everett and our nieces (minus Brookie) were the best campers and … Continue reading

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Life lately: pregnant and hot

Yep, that pretty much sums up how I’m feeling right about now. At almost 34 weeks, Mother Nature has decided to play a cruel trick on my pregnancy that has been swimming right along just fine: 90+ degree weather. Brutal. … Continue reading

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Air trip: Buffalo

This past weekend the entire Haas family headed east towards Buffalo, New York, in order to attend my cousin’s wedding. Everett has been talking about airplanes and the airport non-stop lately so this trip was definitely right up his alley. Here … Continue reading

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That lake life

During the summer months we try to make trips to my in-law’s lake house as often as possible. And who wouldn’t want to with a view like this? Memorial Day weekend is truly the official kick-off weekend around these parts, … Continue reading

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Life lately: all boy, all the time

The past week we’ve been spending time soaking up these last few months with just Everett. Doing so means being outdoors and exploring at all times, which is fine with me. Oh, and moving him into his big boy bedroom – … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day 2016

I had every intention of writing up this post on Sunday evening or possibly even on Monday, but alas, here it is. This past weekend I got to celebrate my third Mother’s Day by spending a lot of time with … Continue reading

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Life lately: keeping busy

The past few weeks have been a bit wild around these parts. Marcus has had back to back weekends/weeks of traveling for both work and pleasure and I even squeezed in a quick girls weekend shopping trip to Omaha in … Continue reading

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