Last weekend, we had the MOST fun fall day date at Ferguson's Orchards in Eau Claire, WI. Going to the orchard is always on my fall bucke...

Each year, I love booking a fall trip. It was a tradition that my parents started when I was a kid. Fall is my favorite season, and I lov...

Last week, I was able to help my mother-in-law and sister-in-law process corn! We had such a fun day. We are a dairy farming family, and ...

We recently returned from our last (and second ever) family camping trip of the summer. It was a very adventurous weekend! We drove 2 hou...

We just returned from a really fun weekend to Dubuque, Iowa. We ended up there in a very round about manner as I referenced in a previous...

I just got home from an amazing week down south. I won't say it was like a "normal" vacation...We had a lot of COVID related issues to co...

Last Friday, we enjoyed a fun day trip exploring Lake Wissota State Park. We bought a WI state parks pass back in May, and I have really ...

If you had asked me a year ago where I would go on a summer road trip this year, I would not have said IOWA. LOL!!! But, we are headed th...

I grew up in a rather small family. We were used to maybe 10-15 people at holiday gatherings...and then I married into a German farm fami...

Throughout all of quarantine, we have enjoyed some mini day trips and outings. It has helped keep all of us sane. Even when we weren't in...

As things are slowly starting to reopen, my hubby and I are enjoying going out on the town more often! Last night, we had a super fun wee...

Last year we traveled to Canada. We were driving back to our hotel through the countryside and noticed a roadside ice cream stand. Of cou...

Our first officially blogged trip is DONE! We had a wonderful family frugal adventure that began with a two hour drive north after we pac...

So in about a week, we are going on a family camping trip for the first time! I camped some as a kid with friends. Since I grew up next d...

Even though we are coming out of the deepest recesses of quarantine and summer break is FINALLY "officially" upon us, I think it is impor...

We have nearly completed a landscaping project that I have wanted to do for the last two years! It looks so great, and I can't stop admir...

Sundaes on Sunday (or Monday as it was this week) is quickly becoming one of our favorite family traditions. This week, we took on more i...

I have been wanting to have a Disney themed movie night for ages. I asked the kids what movie they would be interested in focusing on, an...

Throughout quarantine, I have tried to plan at least 2 activities per week for my bonus kids...that could be anything from making or baki...

I really miss supper clubs. I know I have alluded to this in other posts, but I REALLY do. My husband and I enjoyed so many fun date nigh...