The weather in Wisconsin this September has been nothing short of glorious. We have truly been spoiled and I have loved every minute of it. It made for the perfect apple picking weather and now I'm rounding up some apple recipes to put all those apples to good use. The Sunday before last started with us trying to check a few things off of our to-do list. Figuring out the boys room seems to be a never-ending task for me. One of Quinn's request was a workspace, so when we saw a desk on ...
Family Life
A Summer Wrap-Up
This summer was really important to me. I have a hard time putting it all in words. This summer felt like the last bit of life as we knew it. Quinn wrapped up kindergarten and Eleanor was going to school half a day for preschool during the second semester. This summer it was the three of them back together, just as they should be. Welcome to our Summer New baby comes in less than a month so this summer felt like the time to squeeze in all the fun we could. The best part of the summer, by ...
My Growing Boy
This post brought to you by Stride Rite. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Balancing Home. When your favorite store (Target) partners with one of your favorite brands (Stride Rite) it is pretty much always awesome. While roaming Target, as I so frequently enjoy doing, we checked out the Surprize shoes for Hudson. Nothing like finding out your child that has been running around in size 8's, needs a size 10, and then right there in the middle of Target you want to cry, ...
Lighthouse Climb & Finding Balance
This past weekend we were able to visit our town's lighthouse. It was a scheduled lighthouse climb day. You have to be six to do it, so only Quinn qualified. Since I'm very pregnant, I let Ross hike up to the top of the lighthouse with him. He did facetime us from the top though! We had to get there early to secure our spot. Even though the other kids didn't get to climb, they enjoyed their time. Lately, I feel like I am being pulled in so many directions in my ...
A Jam Packed Holiday Weekend
Post contains affiliate links. This past Fourth of July weekend was so exhausting, we literally needed a day to recover. Yes, an entire day devoted to hanging out on the couch in our pajamas/clothes we had on the day before. Yup, that lazy. We kicked off our Fourth of July weekend at my sister's party on Friday. It was a pot lock with s'mores and sparklers. All the Fourth of July necessities. The guys spent a huge portion of the day playing a game called Kubb. We had never ...