Family
Heartfelt updates about family milestones and everyday moments. From taking Mazie to college and annual visits to the Renaissance Festival to Swedish‑pancake breakfasts and VR outings with the kids, this category celebrates togetherness.
Mazie passed through regionals and is now moving onto the statewide competition for National History Day. Very proud of her!
I got to be a guest reader in Tyler’s class today. Was fun to pick out a bunch of books for the 2nd Graders. 📚
At Feed My Starving Children to pack meals. Tyler wanted to come here for his birthday. Love this handmade graph of progress.
We packed 22 boxes at Feed My Starving Children this morning! 🙌🏻 Tyler picked a great event for his birthday!
We made 34,344 meals, enough to feed 94 kids for a year!
We got Tyler a Loog Pro Electric Red guitar and little Fender Mini Amp for birthday. 🎸🎂 Huge hit! 👍🏻 Now I sort of want one of these Loog Pro Electric guitars. 😊
Hosted Tyler’s bowling birthday party! 🎂 🎳
Kids had a great time. 🎉
Could use a nap now. 💤
Tyler and I played Super Mario Odyssey through a few levels today and had a blast. The game is filled with little hidden gems. And playing as other characters with the hat is amazing. 👍🏻💯
Tyler and I did this LEGO Technic RC Tracked Racer. Very fun! One of the most impressive LEGO kits we’ve done.
Hung these shelves in Tyler’s room. They look great but what a pain to hang! 😤
Tyler and I playing some Five Crowns.
Mazie seems excited for MEA weekend! Kids are off school rest of the week!
Minnesota United v. Sporting KC
Mazie and I closing out the MN United ⚽️ home season!
MNUFC!!! ⚽️ MNUFC!!! ⚽️ MNUFC!!! ⚽️
MNUFC corner kick — scarves flying! ⚽️
Huge applause 👏🏻 for the 4-time WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx 🏀 at MN United ⚽️ halftime!
Sold out game for MN United tonight! ⚽️ North rising!
⚽️ Yellow team! You need some help! 😡😡😡
GOAL!!! 🥅⚽️ MNUFC!!! 1-1
Despite the refs best attempts MNUFC pulled out a 1-1 tie. ⚽️👏🏻
Thank you for a great inaugural MLS season MN United! ⚽️ We’ll be back next year! 👏🏻
See you on the pitch next year! ⚽️👏🏻⚽️👏🏻⚽️
I coached Tyler’s soccer game today and left my iPhone in the car thanks to my Apple Watch with LTE. 👍🏻😊⚽️
Mazie beat me at checkers with a passive aggressive strategy making it impossible for me to move. 😂
Mazie having fun on paddle board.
Tyler trying paddle board!
Mazie and Tyler tubing!
Tyler and I took the Pokemon Go Plus for a spin today and it definitely levels up your play.
Winnipeg Folk Festival - Day 3
What reward is on my ankles that makes this fly risk his life repeatedly to obtain?
My Mom has been embroidering on this Folk Fest chair for over a decade. She adds new things every year she comes.
This giant sandpit / beach area 🏖 is a great idea for Winnipeg Folk Festival kids area.
Kids made finger puppets at the Winnipeg Folk Festival kids tent.
Awesome to see Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, playing at family tent!
Peter Yarrow called all the kids on stage to sing Puff, the Magic Dragon with him. Mazie and Tyler to his right. So great!
Parachute at Winnipeg Folk Festival family area.
Peter Yarrow blew us away. Playing the family tent, pure folk music. A high point of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Legend. 🎼 ☮️ 💟
Peter Yarrow: “I changed the ending of Puff, the Magic Dragon. You want to know why? … Cause I can!” Puff doesn’t die anymore.
Richard Inman on Little Stage in the Woods. Winnipeg Folk Festival. Great!
Peter Yarrow leading a workshop and the crowd in a rendition of Blowin’ in the Wind. I’ll take that for my finale!
Signing off from the 2017 Winnipeg Folk Festival! Will be back!
Tyler and I having real All-American drive in dining at A&W!
