Sweet summer

Warm breezes, the smell of salt water, sipping on some sweet treats – sounds like summer is in full swing! Phil had last week off so we took advantage of his free time and the glorious Southern California weather and went on some baby friendly adventures — no extreme hiking in Sophia’s future quite yet….

Merry and Bright

It was a beautiful white Christmas in Minnesota and such a blessing to be surrounded by so much love during the holidays. The season was kicked off with the Case/Wiktor holiday party. Despite all the months of planning, days of cooking and hours of last minute preparations it is always a huge success and this…

Minnesota and monkeys

It’s not every day that you can say you saw wild monkeys in Minnesota! While we kinda cheated (went to the zoo), Mere and I were able to make that claim during our last trip back home. Yes, I know the picture is of an orangutan but we did see monkeys too. Our whirlwind trip…

Retreat to Seattle

While Phil was “playing” in the desert the last few weeks, I planned a trip to Seattle with two of my oldest and dearest high school friends. Nicole lives in Seattle so we took advantage of the opportunity to visit her and the awesome destination and Lauren flew from the booming metropolis of Sioux Falls….