erica danielle

Always a highlight: Bay Lake. This place holds the greatest memories for us and as our kids get older I feel so fortunate that they have this place to PLAY.  I don’t think he could get any cuter. 🥹 The boyzzzzz Lonesome pine for pizza! Bro’s.  The gurlzzzzz   Stay sweet forever.  xo. edc. 

The first day of summer rocked. We met friends at the bike park and biked our hearts out. Trying out new tricks and skills and doing hard things.  Lucy conquered big fears by practicing the ramps over and over and by the end was able to do the entire inside track. To say I was proud of her is an understatement. I would have given up looooong before she did. Her determination to stick with it was inspiring.  Olle was quite the date devil! He went for it and you could tell was having so much fun zipping around the track. His small and mighty frame is insanely strong and he does most things I wouldn’t even try!  It was fun to be there with such good friends, to encourage and uplift and show us the ropes. Love these 6 kids.    Lucy and Lyla = friends since 4K!! It was SOOOO hot. We swam in Hannah’s pool after a poolside workout and the kids would have continued to all day until the fell asleep I think.  Lucy and I ended the longest day of the year with yoga dow...

Last week was a busy one! Here’s a recap: Strawberry picking and making jam. This continues to be perhaps my favorite summer tradition.  Olle got to play on Lucy’s soccer team bc there wasn’t enough girls! He had the best time and I was so happy to see both of my kids playing on one field at the same time.  Sten had a gig and I went and watched him all by myself and it was great! I could listen to him sing all day! A 5:30a hike with friends is ALWAYS a good idea.  Sigges first fish of 2023! He was proud.  Second cousins are fun! My cousin Rachel and her girls came out for a dinner at the lake and the kids had a blast running around together.  Andrea turned 40 and celebrated with a big garden party in her front yard. It was a BEAUTIFUL NIGHT. This lovely soul makes my life so much better.  Fathers Day! Impromptu date downtown St. Paul. Obviously these kids are the luckiest and have the best dad ever!!! Mary turned 35 and we celebrated with a moms only swim d...

School is out and life is good. How can I even not feel pure happiness when I look at these pictures?? This place is just so good to us. It’s like God is handing us a perfect gift and we open it and use it up with so much gratitude we can’t even handle it. I thinking about that sometimes. The gifts that God gives us— how do I use it?? Bay Lake gets USED. We never take it for granted. I think that makes God happy. When I give a gift and it gets USED, I’m thrilled. Watching my kids love a present I picked out just for them give me such pleasure.    This is how I know that God is real.  Olle and I ran a mile together and it was fast. He’s a good runner which secretly makes me so freaking excited.  ✌️ out BAY LAKE. ilysm. xo. edc. 

 I met a woman at church on Sunday who for whatever reason really left an impression. I knew who she was from my dads church, but had never really met her. It was a nutty morning of me doing way too many things. I started the day behind after making a last minute grocery run, having multiple people cancel/ not show up and I was handling it well- for real. It was kind of like God was giving me extra super powers that day bc he knew I needed it.  I was scooping ice cream/ working the root beer keg for Father’s Day root beer floats and I had just passed off the job on my friend Hannah and her 7 yr old daughter when this women and her husband walked in… I was on my way to the bathroom to wash my sticky hands when I stopped to say hello. I apologized for not wanting to shake her hands as my hands were so sticky and instead of accepting a non hand shake greeting, she took my hands in hers and said- “give me your sticky-ness” and wiped her smooth clean hands all over mine. The gestur...

We did it. We made it to summer break! Longest end of the school year ever. SO. MANY. THINGS. I felt like I’ve never been so busy in my entire life….  Some things as of late: Running. Summer running is just the absolute greatest. I want everyone to know what it feels like.  Haley and I are matching on 90% of our runs… great minds think alike? Adventure club take a on Hannah’s pool. Love these girls.  Track workout. It was a sticky morning and the thing I love most about the track is that the rest of the day you’re exhausted and also feel like you could conquer the world all in one feeling.  You know it’s running season when your heart rate gets so low you get alerts on your watch  Porch hangs with sten have not happened NEARLY enough bc we’ve: Been. Too. Busy.  Sissy turned The OG’s.  4-0! Live this girl so much. She’s amazing, incredible, the best.  Sten has played 2x in 2 weeks at Belle Ame and it’s literally the most dreamy place in the world....