Weirdo

While watching a movie my phone kept chiming. Who on earth is blowing up my phone I thought!

Just this weirdo AirDropping me some pictures of her walk back to school with Sophie.

No city sewer so our streets and yards flood often.

But let’s talk about this picture?! She looks so weird!! 

A Blast at U6

Adelynn had so much fun this year playing on the orange u6 girls hockey team. As the season went on she craved more and more ice time. She started skating with the boys u6 teams and then the outdoor rinks. 

Today was their last day. They entered the dark rink with their names being announced and a spotlight as they skated out. Then followed by a mini scrimmage and metals.

After Adelynn got off of the ice she refused to take off her gear from the waist down. She is so beyond excited to skate over the summer and join u8 this fall.

Noah on the hand was happy that hockey came to an end. He was really happy about his metal which he lost that same night.

Maybe he’ll be into hockey this fall. If not, at least he kinda learned how to skate. Or I should say run with skates, on the ice.

Good Times at the Badland

Sam’s team wrapped up the season with some good ole snow tubing at the Badlands in Hudson, Wisconsin. For $17 per person we could tune all day. With afternoon plans we had to keep it short. Noah was a daredevil and was going down hills with jumps to catch air. Adelynn was just as daring. It confuses me because they both dislike tubing behind the boat.

Adelynn took of with the girls while Noah hung with us. He obviously wasn’t the best at pulling his own weight. In most cases he had one of the hockey girls carrying his little tube for him. Good thing he’s a cutie!

I couldn’t find him for a bit and then discovered he was busy making snow angels.

It was a pretty good workout hanging on to the tow rope and having to carry Adelynn and Noah’s weight as their arms have out and I would catch up to them. 

We’ll be back!

Special Moments

Sam’s friend Taylin captured this picture. I absolutely love it! I wish they were this cute all of the time. I’ll take what I can get. 

My Tiny Dancers

Every so often we get a special treat at home. Sam and Adelynn will choreograph a dance for us. They’re so cute when they do these dances. It usually starts with demands to gather and sit. Then a lot of giggles.

Today’s song was “Let You Down” by NF (whoever that dude is... it’s a pretty good song.) I had to explain to Sam that the video didn’t mean the dad just stood watching as his child drown. That the drowning was a metaphor for how the child felt growing up. That he was never heard and that he wished he made his parents proud. The song is specifically in relation to NF and his parents. Where his mother struggled with substance abuse and her boyfriend was abusive. It’s a pretty sad song overall.

I’m proud of all of my babies. Life is hard and they are paving their paths to a great future.

Just Another Day

Today is my birthday but it really is JUST another day.

I spent the day in back to back meetings with my work vendor. I was treated to a delicious sushi lunch at a Japanese restaurant in Minneapolis and a was given a gift card to Lulu Lemon from friends.

After i got home the girls put on a dance for the family and then Sam and I left for her last hockey practice. When I got to the rink Sam’s coach called me over to the bench about her breezers and then the whole team sang happy birthday to me. It was such a joy to listen to them sing to me. Truly brought a smile to my face.

Here’s to my last year in my 30s.

Morning Bliss

I love mornings! My alarm goes off and I spring out of bed with a smile at the start of a new day! I stroll to the girls bedroom and climb up their loft bed ladders to awaken my little angels with kisses. Then I hum myself a tune as I make my way upstairs to awaken the boys. The five of us go about our business getting ready in the morning. Music and laughter fill the air as we all join at the table for a nice warm breakfast that I whip up for my precious babies each morning. Alexa will tell us that we need to start heading out the door and that is when we clear the table and gather our belongings. After giving each one a kiss and hug we load up in the Explorer and I drop them off at school, then Noah to Grandpa Schiller in Hampton. We have such a great routine in the morning and I wouldn't trade it for anything.


*Rewind*






Totally kidding! I could only ever wish for our mornings to flow so nicely. Half of the time I've snoozed through my many alarms, dozed back off after Alexa's 5:15am report on traffic where she tells me my fastest route is always highway 56 to US-52 and that it'll take me 44 minutes to get to my office off University and Snelling in St. Paul, she then fills me in on the weather and top news stories. She'd probably be more effective if she actually spoke louder. I thankfully wake up no later than 7am when I hear Sam and Seth hollering at Adelynn or Noah about one thing or another.






I roll out of bed, weigh myself, curse or smile, then start getting ready and tell Noah at least 16 times to get dressed. Meanwhile I need to remind Seth to brush his teeth and gather Noah's coat, mittens, hat, etc. At least once a week I need to remind Sam that she should be asking Adelynn what she wants packed in her lunch. Don't forget to give your picky cat FRESH water in the bathtub where Squirt stalks me each morning. Did you let Chloe outside yet? No? Great, make sure you change the pee pad by the litter box and pick up her poop because she has probably already pranced off and did her business. Noah - are you dressed yet?! Nope... still in his underwear from yesterday but I can see one new sock is on his foot.