Our family has a special connection with the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and we try to visit at least once a year. On one of our most recent trips we were finally able to make it into Moosewood Nature Center on Presque Isle in Marquette, Michigan. We were so impressed with all their fun activities they have packed into their small space. The nature center has live animals, including a Snapping Turtle named Shelldon. There is also a cozy reading…
We have some exciting news to share! If you have noticed we’ve been a little quiet around here this summer it is because we have been working on some big plans, years in the making, and dreams are coming true around here! Lance and I both turned 30 this last spring and fresh off the wanderlust high of a ten-day Hawaii trip, we made a big decision! We are taking a FAMILY GAP YEAR!! This week we finish packing up…
Summer is here and we are ready in the mud kitchen! I have had a lot of questions about this area lately so I thought I would share a bit more about it. It changes often based on the season and our interests. Sometimes it is a kitchen or reaturant, sometimes there is painting or chalk art happening, sometimes its just plain old messy, muddy play! Currently in our summer mud kitchen: pots and utensils, old flower bouquet, chalk painted…