The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware- The main character, Lo, is a travel journalist who gets to embark on a small cruise ship's maiden voyage to write about it. While on board, she witnesses someone being thrown overboard, but no one believes her due to some personal issues she's going through that make her not seem credible. All evidence seems to have been wiped away. What follows is a suspenseful story of how she tries to prove that what she saw was true and how she keeps herself safe. I thought it was entertaining!
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Recent reads.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Back at the park!
We had our first 2021 park visit and it was glorious! The weather is amazing that week in the beginning of March (50s) and it feels so good after winter! What a fun morning and looking forward to many more this year.
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Monday, March 15, 2021
Lucy and Ellory's 4th birthday- De Jong celebration.
And we rounded out Lucy and Ellory's birthday celebrations with the De Jongs! I'm so thankful for both sides of our families and that they celebrate our girls along with us. Having invested grandparents, aunts/uncles, and cousins is a treasure I don't take for granted. One of our biggest blessings! Birthdays are such a special time to remember the joys of the past year and how wonderful each of our girls really are!
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Monday, March 8, 2021
Lucy and Ellory's 4th birthday- Schut celebration.
We got to go to Des Moines to my parent's house to celebrate Lucy and Ellory's 4th birthday! Everyone except Rose (my SIL) was there because she was visiting her sister in TX, but so wonderful to have almost everyone together! We hadn't all been together since Christmas. We got to see our newest niece, Averie, again too, which was so fun. Babies change so fast- what a cutie! It's so fun to watch the girls with Jorie and Murphy too, as they are getting older and able to interact more with them.
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Friday, March 5, 2021
Lucy and Ellory's 4th birthday- family celebration.
One of my favorite family traditions is our family birthday celebration! We let the girls choose where they want to go eat and what activity they want to do on the night of their birthday (or very close to, if for some reason it doesn't work to go on the actual birthday). When Lucy and Ellory get older, we will let them choose their own night if they want something different, but at this age, basically anything is super fun and they quickly decided together on McDonald's and swimming! Unfortunately the McDonald's dining room was closed for supper, so we went to Culver's instead, but thankfully they didn't mind since they could still get chicken nuggets, fries, and ice cream there too. :) They were so excited the whole day that it was their birthday and it was so special. Their excitement is so unfiltered and beautiful and it's so joyful to watch. Earlier in the day, they got to bring treats to preschool and get their birthday hat and sticker, we went out for lunch with the De Jongs, and played outside in the snow. They were very into the fact that it was their REAL birthday and they were REALLY four now.
Everyone had fun at the pool! My sister Kayla got to come too, since she goes to college in our town, which was a treat! They thought it was great to be able to do the deep end, diving board, and big slides since we had three adults there to help! (When it's just me taking them to swim, we have to stay in the shallow kid area, which is still fun, but it's special when we can do everything!)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Lucy and Ellory's 4th birthday- Paw Patrol/flower friend party.
Our sweet babies are four! Lucy and Ellory had their first friend party! Lots of work, but absolutely worth it to see them enjoy it. I actually really like party planning and think it's fun, so it was special to do it together! Lucy wanted a flower party and Ellory wanted Paw Patrol, so they each picked their own plates, napkins, and balloons. We got some flowers as centerpieces, had a flower and Paw Patrol banner, and it was cute and pretty easy! They chose to have noodles, chicken nuggets, carrots, and grapes for supper. We invited their preschool class and a few friends from Sunday school class. It was a full house, but everyone had a good time! No tears from anyone at all the entire party- impressive!