Category Archives: Family

Download: Beaverdale Fall Festival

Growing up and attending grade school in a smaller community neighborhood made a strong impression on me. That feeling returns every year when residents come together for their annual Fall Festival. As Evie gets older, I hope he looks forward to … Continue reading

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Forthcoming fall

It truly felt like fall was not too far away this weekend. The morning air was crisp, I busted out my new cardi and indulged in my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season. [beautiful fall sunset] We spent our Saturday afternoon … Continue reading

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Labor Day lake life

This past weekend we spent the last few days of “summer” at the lake house as a family. The warm weather and newly purchased paradise pad made for the perfect combination to usher in a new season. Here are a … Continue reading

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An apple a day

Who needs a trip to an apple orchard when you have one in your front yard? After moving into our house during the dead of winter last December we were happy to find out that we had apple trees this spring. … Continue reading

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Air trip: The Greenbrier

DISCLAIMER: My photos do not do this place justice. Put it on your bucket list, like, yesterday. Where to start… After a smooth trip down to Charleston, West Virginia, we hopped in the car for a drive to White Sulphur Springs … Continue reading

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Mommy mind: I’m a hugger

I can’t quite remember what prompted me to create a blog draft with this as the title a couple of months ago. But I decided it was time to come back to it after a recent interaction with Everett. [just … Continue reading

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Camp Branstad

Ever since we moved out to the acreage Marcus has been dying to have a camp out. But this past weekend we took that to the next level and hosted what will be the annual Camp Branstad. Chaos and lots of … Continue reading

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Ev + Hays

I haven’t made the trip back to Hays (where my parents are from) since I was pregnant with Everett, so it was high time to load up the car and drive the seven+ hours (obviously more with a toddler in tow) to … Continue reading

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Mommy mind: he’s us

“Oh my goodness, he’s the spitting image of Marcus.” “I see a little bit of you in him.” “I actually think he looks like your dad when he was a little guy.” These are just a few of the comments … Continue reading

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Father Julian

This past weekend we hopped on a plane with family to head west for 48 hours. The reason: my dad’s brother (he is one of thirteen children) was celebrating 50 years of being a priest in Colorado Springs. We are very blessed … Continue reading

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