a long weekend at the lake

We headed out of town early last Friday (5:00am early!).  Earnest did great during our little road trip.  We had a wonderfully long weekend at the cabin spent with Josh's parents.  Ernie Boy enjoyed ranger rides, playing with the pups, wrestling with grandpa and grandma, and dinner cruises on the pontoon.  

 The life jacket was a bit snug with all of his layers of clothing :).

 Ernie couldn't get enough of grandpa beeping the horn.

It's Friday tomorrow!  I hope you all have fun plans.  

I am going to celebrate 6 years of marriage with my guy :).

a short week

Hello Friends!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend enjoying this wonderful spring weather.  We sure did.  Our weekend is extra long because of spring break!  Our little family is packing up the car (full to the brim) and heading to granny and grandpa's house tomorrow for a little stay-cation.  Can't wait!  It will be nice to slow down a bit.  Life has been so busy lately!  We are looking forward to spending time with family, stroller walks in the sunshine, and Josh and I are eager to sneak in a few dates :).  

Hope you all are off to a great week as well!

Much Love,

Jen

a long weekend

In less than one hour we will be packing up the car and driving north for the weekend.  I love the cabin this time of year!  The leaves may be past their peak but it will still be beautiful.  It's also sweatshirt weather; my favorite!  I'm looking forward to board games, books, and baking an apple pie :).  I'm also eager to take Jemimah's senior photos.    

What are your weekend plans?

Away We Go!

We are off to the cabin!
Enjoy the long weekend friends!

Our Babymoon: Part Two

The Wonderful Ways We Spent Our Days

1. cooking/eating- Lately after work I have been too tired to try new recipes and whip up interesting meals.  The babymoon was a perfect time to enjoy leisurely time in the kitchen.  Josh actually was "head chef" for most of our meals.  I didn't mind being "sous chef" though :).

Handsome Head Chef

I heart crepes!

2. reading/resting- Time slowed for the few days we were up north.  We woke up and went to sleep without ever looking at a clock.  We also enjoyed a few afternoon naps :).  We loved to cozy up on the couch with a cup of coffee and spend extended time reading God's Word.  The cabin is so peaceful; no sounds of cars rushing by or sirens blaring.  God used this quietness to affect our hearts as well.  We also got great joy from reading Frances Chan's book Crazy Love.  Both Josh and I would highly recommend this book!

3. sewing- I love, love to sew.  Along with being too tired to cook fun things these days I have also had no energy to do creative endeavors like sewing.  These few days refreshed my soul.  I adored sitting behind my sewing machine and listening to the machine hum happily along as I made our little boy's diaper bag.

4. exploring- One afternoon we ventured out into the 30 degree day and took a walk by the frozen lake.  Our feet crunched through snow as we talked about our little life and dreamed about the future.

We also did some exploring in town one morning.  Breakfast was delicious at the Schwarzwald Inn!

The pancakes were as big as the plate!

 funny little things hanging from the ceiling...

Josh and I had babymoon full of blessings.

  Thanks Mike and Jackie for lending us the cabin for the long weekend!

Our Babymoon: Part One

What could be better than starting off a babymoon with ice cream and an ultrasound?

 Before our appointment I had to drink 34oz. of water.  Josh snapped these funny pics with my phone in the waiting room

He patiently waited while reading the sports section.

 Here's Josh with our first picture of our little boy after the appointment!

Thursday morning we packed up the car and began our journey up north (but not before stopping at Dunn Bros. for some coffee and hot chocolate :)

A few phone pictures taken from the passenger seat as we traveled along...

We arrived in Park Rapids around lunch time.  We decided to go to Rocky's Pizza, one of our favorite mom and pop restaurants around here.

more stories and photographs of the babymoon are soon to come :)

Babymoon

Hello Friends,

We got back from our ultrasound appointment a few hours ago and we can't stop smiling.  Our sweet baby looks healthy and beautiful!  I'll have to give you more of an update later.  We aren't sharing the big news about whether baby is a boy or girl until Sunday when we arrive back in town and our families get together. 

Josh and I are going on a "babymoon" up to the Jacobs' family cabin.  I'm on spring break this week and Josh took off work for a few days for our little getaway.  The cabin is such a peaceful place.  I'm looking forward to lazy mornings with Josh, cooking up new recipes and sewing my first ever diaper bag!  Here is sneak peek of the fabrics I will be using: the outside is going to be gray canvas and the lining is Amy Butler's daisy chain clematis fabric.   

I'm off to hang out with Josh's fam before bed and then dream about our babycakes this evening.  Goodnight!
                                            Much Love,
                                              Jen

Stillwater Day Trip

Josh and I took a Saturday to go to Stillwater a few weekends ago. We enjoyed good food, browsed through antiques, and spent a beautiful day together. It was a lovely time!