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Monkey bars are the worst.Fitzie hit the field for the first time this season last night. Such a little stud!Season opener last night 🐾💙🤍⚾️ Feels good to be back at the ballpark.💐 Happy Easter 💐🎀 Daddy’s girls 🎀Ride or dies.Meet the newest member of the Branstad family, Klaus. #germanshorthairedpointer #gsp #gspoftheday #gspsofinstagram #gspofinstagramThe boys finished up a great season on the court today. 🏀Always fun to see them enjoying a sport I loved so much.Time away with the ones I love 💕-
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Category Archives: Local Spots
Download: Beaverdale Fall Festival 2019
This past weekend we headed back to the ‘hood where it all began: Beaverdale. Easily one of my favorite annual traditions, the Beaverdale Fall Festival holds a special little place in my heart and I love sharing it with my … Continue reading
Download: Memorial Day Weekend 2019
We had an absolutely amazing family-filled MDW. With visitors in town the entire weekend, we acted as tourists in our great city and it did not disappoint. [just hanging out after breakfast at La Mie] [our stunning State Capitol Building] … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays, Lifestyle, Local Spots
Tagged Des Moines, Downtown Farmers Market, La Mie, Memorial Day, Mullet's, Snookies
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Favorite things 2019
After last year’s first ever Favorite Things get together with my gal pals, I knew this would become an annual event. I think the timing of it around Valentine’s Day is perfect, because we all could use a little self-care … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Gifts, Local Spots, Parties
Tagged Bing, Buff, Dogpatch Urban Gardens, eden, Embryolisse, Favorite Things, Gong Fu Tea, L'Occitane, Merle Norman, my favorite things, Ozark Trail, Skinnytaste, Stam, TAZO, Teddy Maroon's, Tole, Trader Joe's, Vital Proteins
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Download: Beaverdale Fall Festival 2018
Over the weekend we got to enjoy one of my favorite traditions as a child – the Beaverdale Fall Festival. On Saturday AM, I got up after a rough night of sleep to hit the brick streets for the Beaverdash … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyle, Local Spots
Tagged Beaverdale, Beaverdale Fall Festival
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Download: Beaverdale Fall Festival 2017
This past weekend was one that I look forward to annually and have ever since I was a kid. Growing up and going to school in the small Des Moines neighborhood called Beaverdale, you counted down the days until the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaverdale, Beaverdale Fall Festival, Des Moines, Snookies
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Farewell Terrace Hill
It’s weird saying goodbye to a place that was never really yours. A place that is known as ‘the people’s house’ can never really be gone, right? We said our last goodbye to Terrace Hill, a place I’ve come to grow … Continue reading