{Ann Bean Mansion}

In the almost 9 years that JJ & I have been together we have BARELY gotten away on our own without any kids and it was really needed, especially after just having our third baby! Woofta!!

We needed to escape somewhere calm, cozy, quiet, a nice retreat from chaos which lead me to find this beautiful Bed & Breakfast.
I was pretty much sold on the place within the first 5 minutes of reading the reviews on it, it has won for one of the top B&B's in the USA so I knew we had to check it out, it was exactly what we were looking for, for a getaway!
And they are known for having the best breakfast around!
I have to agree, best breakfast I've ever had! Amazing!

{When we checked in, we were greeted by one of the Innkeepers and were served our choice of a glass of wine or a glass of home brew beer!}



{And had this basket full of goodies waiting for us as well! You know, for midnight snackin'..which I still do, as if I'm pregnant...I swear I snack more now that I'm nursing then when I did when I was pregnant!}



{lounge area of the room}



{check out that bathroom! The jacuzzi bath tub with jets, the rainfall shower, and the heated tile flooring...soooo relaxing!}


{After some relaxation in the tub we hoped into the bathrobes they provided us!}


{cute towels!}


{and to wind down the night, we light the fire while laying in bed listening to it crackle and pop...so warm & cozy!}



{I look so serious here..just relaxing and enjoying my time with no kids..I should have had a huge smile! :P}


{love birds <3}





{and the best part...the breakfast!! AMAZING! Mmmmmm!}



~We had such a wonderful time here, I'd love to go back! Not only was the mansion a marvelous place to stay, the historic town was beautiful...if you're in the area I highly recomend a stay at the Ann Bean Mansion! Heck, it's worth a drive even if you're not in the area! :P

{19 questions with my girls!}

Seen a few people do this..thought I'd try it too, it was sooooo fun listening to the responses from my girls, hahaha!




1. what is something mommy always says to you?
Taylor: clean your room
Piper:Pick up your toys

2. what makes mommy happy?
Taylor: shopping
Piper: funny dancing

3. what makes mommy sad?
Taylor: when nobody wants to help her
Piper: when I don't pick up my toys

4. how does mommy make you laugh?
Taylor: saying silly stuff
Piper: showing me silly faces

5. what was mommy like when i was a little girl?
Taylor: IDK..happy?
Piper: a little doll

6. how old is mommy?
Taylor: 25
Piper: 16

7. how tall is mommy?
Taylor: 4 1/2 feet
Piper: to the ceiling

8. what is mommy's favorite thing to do?
Taylor: shopping, getting nails done, fancy stuff
Piper: wash dishes and cook us food

9. what does mommy do when daddy takes you all out to the park or to lunch?
Taylor: probably watch your show
Piper: hold Maisy and feed her

10: if mommy was to be famous, what would it be for?
Taylor: singing
Piper: a singer

11. what's mommy really good at doing?
Taylor: cooking
Piper: picking up toys

12. what's mommy not very good at doing?
Taylor: math
Piper: make nothing

13. what does mommy do for a job?
Taylor: clean
Piper: go to grandma's house

14. what is mommy's favorite thing to eat?
Taylor: whatever has chocolate in it
Piper: mac n cheese

15. what makes you really proud of mommy?
Taylor: taking me shopping for cute stuff
Piper: playing hide n seek

16. what is mommy's favorite tv show?
Taylor: something on Lifetime
Piper: Teen Mom

17. what do you and mommy do together?
Taylor: go to museum's together
Piper: hug

18. how are you and mommy the same?
Taylor: we both have the same hair and eyes
Piper: we both have stuff on our shirts

19. when we leave the house, what is mommy's favorite thing to do?
Taylor: go shopping for clothes and shoes
Piper: we always have to do everything you like

hahaha, ahhhh...they're such hoots...I love them!! Their answers were hilarious, some right on..others not so much! LOL

{Minnesnowta}

..Brrrrrrr! We finally have our Minnesota weather that we're suppose to have this time of year! It's crazy that we've been in the 40's for the months of December & January, now we've finally got some snow too!
My kids love it, they claim winter is their favorite...meh. How are they my kids?! LOL...I absolutely HATE winter, seriously...I think seasonal depression kicks in for me around November until April.
Why I live in Minnesota then you ask?! Well, it's where I was born and raised and if we moved, I'd be so homesick from my friends and family, so the California weather where I'd love to move to someday, wouldn't be worth it unless my entire family could come as well!

Why am I talking about the weather..haha, sheesh. I'm old.

Anyways, here's a pic of my little snow bunnies enjoying the cold outdoors this afternoon.

{Mama's snow bunnies}

Five Question Friday!

Happy Friday! It's a cold and snowy day here in Minnesota..the girls & I are staying in today doing some baking and crafty projects...my favorite!!

Here's the questions for this week, link up and follow!





1. Where do you hide the reeeally good snacks? In the cupboards where the girls can't reach, well couldn't reach..now they have figured out how to pull a chair up to the counter and climb on up...errr!


2. Do u keep your vehicle clean or am I the only one who has things falling out of their van?
It's usually pretty clean, lots of papers when I check the mail and don't bring it in right away so it gets piled up in the front middle console, then of course the girls bring blankies and toys out there every time we leave to go somewhere and they usually don't bring it all inside..and we lack majorly on keeping it vacuumed so there's a lot of sand in there now...:/


3. Have you ever been to Vegas? Nope and I don't have any desire to either. It's not my thing...don't like all the commotion, hate gambling, and the sleezy part of it doesn't spike an interest in me either!


4. Warm room light blankets or cold room warm snuggly blanket? Hhhmmm. I love to snuggle up...so I'd say cold room with warm blankets, pile 'em on!


5. What is the worst airplane/flying experience you've ever had? I've never had a bad experience on a plane...although I have major anxiety with it, it went pretty smoothly!

Enjoy the weekend folks! Xoxo

Dun Dun Da Dun..

...Have I mentioned on here that I'm a bride to be?!
I'm not sure if I have or not, I suppose I could go check...but I'll skip the 10 seconds it'll take me, ha!

Anyways, we became engaged in May..didn't do any wedding planning until about Sunday when I went to a bridal fair and it all hit me. Holy overwhelimg! :/
I mean, it really is exciting...but I didn't really realize how much stuff needs to be planned and bought for a wedding, there were a lot of hidden details that I hadn't figured out until just recently.

We met with our DJ yesterday, well we haven't technically booked him yet as we're still debating the dates..there's a few obsticles with the 10.20.12 wedding I had wanted..a few of the vendors that I want are booked that day, so I would have to find someone else and I'm not sure I want to do that and secondly we then chose to do 11.10.12 because apparently October is the most popular month for weddings and I definitely don't want that..I hate to be doing what everyone else is doing, it annoys me!
So, as we went to meet with the DJ yesterday, which by the way...he is amazing, I seriously couldn't imagine having someone else for the entertainment at our wedding...he is great, JJ and I both just instantly felt that chemistry with him!
He's not just an ordinary DJ, he's also kind of a wedding planner as well..since he's been around the US and goes to annual conventions in Las Vegas for weddings, so he knows what's going on and what needs to be done for weddings and what we should stay away from!
He gave me a lot of good advice yesterday, I can't talk enough about him..ha! He's a great guy!

Anyways, be prepared for a lot of wedding talk and planning on here...I'm sure people are getting annoyed with all my talk about it, but if you've been in my position before you can relate, it's a super exciting time!!!

Oh, BTW! I wrote my vows last night..haha, yeah..IDK! I was just in wedding mode, feeling all emotional and what not, figured what better time to do so...it all came from the heart, like it's suppose to!
Am I suppose to keep them a surprise to JJ until the big day? Hahaha, IDK how this stuff works..I just know I wanted us to write our own so I got a jump start on that....only about 12 million more things to do and it should all be about done! :/

Five Question Friday!

Ahhhhh, Friday is here! The weekend has just begun and I'm soooo exhausted already.
Gonna make this a quick one!!!


1. What's the last thing you bought for yourself? I just went shopping today to Ulta, the beauty store...omg, how I love that store! I could spend hours in there!
I bought quite a few things there today, my sister got me a gift card for Christmas, mighty nice of her!! ;)


2. What is your favorite meal on a cold winter day?
Comfort food, soups, chili...I use my crockpot a lot during the cold months, at least twice a week.

3. Have you started looking at swimsuits for this year & do you buy a new one every year?
pshhhhh! Noooooo! I've been wearing the same swimsuit for 3 years now, it's black, classy, and covers me up...and I like it that way! No need to buy a new one anytime soon, well unless I lose weight of course, that would be nice!!!

4. If you could be any candy, what would you be & why?
Ummm...never thought of being candy, don't want to...but I'll say that chocolate is my favorite, so I guess that's my answer!

5. What are you most passionate about?
Ohhh jeeezzzz, let's see..I've got a lot of passion for my family..but that's obvious!
I'm passionate about pro life, world peace, crafts, breastfeeding..I'm sure I could list a few other things that I have a lot of passion for!


Alright, gotta round these kids up and throw them in the bath, well not literally! :P

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!! :o)