erica danielle

I’m lucky to have found friends in all of the many many places I’ve lived. I love having women in my life whose thoughts and experiences give me ideas on how to be a better wife, mom and peer. I think some of the biggest takeaways when I get together with friends is this comforting feeling of “me too”. Knowing all my fears and failures and dreams are echoed around the group— I’m not alone! xo. edc

Whenever I stumble upon a place near me that I didn’t know about I’m always happy. 7 Vines Was one of those! Jessica and I took my mom here for her mother’s day gift. It was gorgeous. As I am a lover of pretty outdoor space this place really was incredible. We had a lovely evening enjoying a bottle of the True North red, and chatting about it all. I love that spending time with family is something I look forward to and enjoy. I’m learning that is rare. I want to continue to build up these relationships as I grow older. I find them to be my very favorite to pour into.  xo. edc. 

We had Amos and Olive on Monday and it was such a blast. I didn’t want them to go home. I hope we’re always close. I think being an aunt is so fun. It’s a different relationship than I thought, as I grew up not being super close to my aunts and uncles. I hope to change that and be another positive adult in the lives of my nieces and nephews. We had fun at Willow River, playing and picnicking at the castle park and then backyard water fun. Excited for more summer adventures to come!

This month flew by. We spent it well, and as life seems to be going at a speed I’m not ready for I’m really trying my hardest to soak in all the good. Yesterday we spent the morning at the park with Lucy’s whole class for one of the girls birthdays. It’s been fun getting to know the other moms and I know I’ll miss seeing their friendly faces everyday during pick up and drop off. Olle and Sigge and I did a target run and then went to pick up Lucy from school and then I checked the big kids into the Y and kept Sigge all to myself. I needed just some quiet time with my little guy. I sat in the women’s locker room and fed him and then just stared at him. I can’t imagine these days being gone. I don’t even want to think about it. My back is aching from carrying him so much, but at the very same time I’m more aware than ever that it’ll all be over in a blink of an eye and then I’ll miss it like crazy. June will be: Soaking in Sigges baby-ness A trip to Bay lake with the Colorado Carlson...

We just returned home from Bay Lake, where Sigge was finally introduced to one of our favorite places. Despite the weather being a little iffy, we had the most wonderful time. We pulled in Sunday afternoon and the sun was out. We filled up the kiddie pool and soaked in the lake views. Monday we checked out a new brewery in the neighboring town, where we ate snacks, played games and enjoyed being together. Tuesday we got to see great grandma and meet Kajsa and see the Brand fam. It was a great way to kick off cabin season at Bay Lake.

this post is dedicated to our Lucy girl. She is 5 1/2, fun, silly and smart. We’re still trying to figure out her personality as it seems kids change every six months. Some days she’s a rule follower other days she seems to buck the system, but one thing is always true she’s super creative and has an imagination that is second to none. She loves school so so much. Her teacher loves her and Lucy loves miss mollie. She comes home knowing things I didn’t teach her, like the fact that a spider isn’t an insect bc it has 8 legs and insects only have 6.... who knew?? The thing she loves the most right now is baby brother. She spends a lot of time playing with Sigge, trying to get him to laugh and running to get a blanket or a bib when needed. There are times when she’s such a big help I don’t know how I would get everything done without her. She’s growing so fast and just last night, Sten and I said we hope she never stops being her. We couldn’t love her more if we tried. A Lucy selfi...

This post is dedicated to Olle, who constantly is making us laugh, but we can’t actually laugh bc he is the most sensitive kid ever. Olle is almost 4. He is happy and joyful and moody and angry all in the same 5 minute span. He is constantly doing Spider-Man moves, or making some sort of “boy” sound. This is new territory for me, as I grew up with a sister, but I have to say I’m enjoying it to the max. I marvel at how much energy he has, but then also am not surprised when he zonks out in the car on our 6 minute drive to the ymca. He wants to be big more than any kid I’ve ever met and can’t wait to be in school next year. He’s very observant, he loves his sis and little bro and he has a soft spot for mom and dad. We love him more than we could ever imagine and constantly comment on how handsome he is. Olle-man, don’t ever stop being one cool dude.