Peyton and I love to try out different restaurants when we travel or even around town. Recently we tried out Haiku Izakaya & Ramen which opened this winter in Woodbury, Minnesota. I have been there a few times to pick up takeout for lunch and have enjoyed every single meal. But last night, I took Peyton for her first visit and we enjoyed our meal at the restaurant. Haiku Izakaya & Ramen is a Japanese restaurant serving Izakaya cuisine with a contemporary Asian vibe. You'll find ...
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Circus Abyssinia: Tulu
This past weekend Peyton and I had the pleasure to see Circus Abyssinia: Tulu at the Minnesota Children's Theatre Company. It was a great way to kick off the 2022-2023 Children's Theatre Company season! What is Circus Abyssinia: Tulu? Circus Abyssinia has performed at the Children's Theatre Company before and they were originally scheduled to perform when COVID-19 hit. This is a long-awaited visit from Circus Abyssinia. Created by Bibi Tesfamariam and Bichu Shimellis, Circus Abyssinia is a ...
ValleyFair is BACK!!!
ValleyFair is back! It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to walk through the turnstiles and enjoy a day at ValleyFair. I was extremely excited when I heard they were opening at the end of May. Last year we definitely felt a void in our summer without our beloved ValleyFair. So we could not wait to go when we found out they were opening. As soon as the kids saw Wild Thing from 101 the giggles and excitement in the car skyrocketed. Peyton and Morgan could not wait to get inside the park ...
Kona Ice of Stillwater
Every weekend I look for food trucks that will be in our local area. Since the Minnesota State Fair was canceled and we can't really travel much, finding and trying out new food trucks every weekend has kinda become our thing. I've seen Kona Ice of Stillwater posts in our local mom's groups and I have been eager to try it out. When I saw that it was going to be in downtown Stillwater today I knew that was the food truck Peyton and I were going to check out this weekend. I knew what time Kona ...
Items You Need for a Birthday Weekend at Great Wolf Lodge
The world is pretty different today than when I booked this birthday party back in November 2019 for May 2020. Who would have ever thought we would be where we are today? I know it had never occurred to me that there would be a time we could not gather together due to a virus. Never. That's exactly what did happen and is happening all over our world. This is our third or fourth date to have Peyton's birthday party. It was going to be an epic party! We have a beautiful pool in our backyard ...
Holiday Duck Donuts for Santa
We were provided a complimentary dozen duck donuts in exchange for sharing about Duck Donuts. All opinions are our own and are not influenced by the complimentary dozen. The holidays are full swing around here. We have the Christmas tree up and we are starting to do a little baking. But this year, I think we are going to do something a little different for Santa. All the other houses are going to be leaving Santa Claus a plate of cookies and milk. I would think after the millionth plate of ...