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Off to get some fresh air and go shed hunting with @mbranstad.Shared in Stories, but felt it needed a permanent home in my feed. This is where we are at folks.Quarantine day #568Love these boys ❄️Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!Happy 7th to this guy who made me a mama!This place really shines this time of year. #loghomelivingTraditions.Thankful.-
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Category Archives: Parties
Favorite Things 2020
A couple of weeks ago I met up with some girlfriends for our annual Favorite Things night – and it did not disappoint! We hit up the Cheese Bar and settled in for laughs, gifts and lots of cheesy goodness. … Continue reading
Happy birthday you filthy animal
Over the weekend we celebrated Everett’s sixth birthday with a Home Alone themed party, and man, was it epic! We both adore this movie and have watched it more times than I would like to admit – but it made … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays, Parties
Tagged birthday, birthday boy, birthday cake, birthday party, Home Alone
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Back to school breakfast
If you follow along on Instagram you may have seen some snaps of my back to school breakfasts for the boys. Thought I would share some photos here and link up a few of the items that I used. Both … Continue reading
Wild and three
This past weekend we celebrated our little Fitzie turning three. I’m not exactly sure how that is even possible. We had friends and family gathered for a Wild & Three party filled with a donut wall, breakfast pizza and bottomless … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays, Family, Kids, Parties
Tagged birthday, birthday party, Fitz, Fitzgerald, Wild and Three
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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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A Galentine cocktail
Mondays can be the worst, so why not celebrate with a cocktail tonight?! With all this sickness and cold weather around here, it’s nice to have a little bubbly to help me think of warmer times ahead. This bevie would … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Holidays, Lifestyle, Parties
Tagged cocktails, Galentine, recipe, Sparkling Ice, Valentine's Day
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Everett’s trash bash
Last weekend, nestled in with all the holiday activities, we celebrated Everett’s fourth birthday with the most amazing birthday theme ever: TRASH. I love indulging Ev in his love for garbage trucks, so I felt it was fitting that his … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays, Decor, Parties
Tagged birthday, birthday boy, birthday cake, birthday invitations, birthday party, Confections by Kelly, Everett
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3rd Annual Branstad Fall Festival
I’m exhausted from a weekend of fest-ing hard! We hosted our third (hard to believe that!) fall fest this past Saturday out at the house, and whew, it was a hot one! Mother Nature did not get the memo and … Continue reading
The vote is in
and Baby Branstad #2 is a… As you can tell, we are crazy excited about adding another little man to our crew.
