Author: Jessie Paquette
Slow down Summer

It’s always around this time of the summer when I really want everything to slow down. We know teacher and classroom assignments and we have done some school shopping. We [...]
What Would You Do To Change The World?

This E-book about chess and a child's lessons on love will leave you wondering what you can do to be brave and change the world! For ALL ages!
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Yesterday, Kyndle, Skylar and I attended Embrace church. We have been church shopping for awhile but I do feel like we have found a powerful place in Embrace. I love [...]
Who’s that big boy!?!

We love taking Gage to get his haircut at Fish-N-Clips! James does an amazing job even when he gets wiggly. My favorite part is when James combs his hair at [...]
QBIC Luxury Picnics

Celebrate your next special event with a luxury picnic.
Clothes Party

https://videopress.com/v/srSuyjir?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true When our basement flooded and we had to do 75 loads of laundry at once. How do you do laundry at your house? We have a big family and [...]
Grand Marais is Grand

Birthday party on the North Shore

Oberg Mountain, Mosquitoes and family fun

Gage is 3!!

The End is Really the Beginning

It is about that time here at the Paquette house! School is out for summer! The end of school is really the beginning of a great summer! The end of [...]
15 years of wedded bliss

A little picnic table, a lovely white blanket, a few pillows, 2 place settings, a charcuterie board, a framed picture of us, and a couples game - was all set [...]
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

"You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights." - Dr. Seuss Wait until you see the video [...]
Country Apple Orchard

One thing we love at the beginning of fall is the Apple Orchard. In South Dakota, our favorite apple orchard is Country Apple Orchard. The girls always love to ride [...]
DRIVE LIKE YOUR KIDS WALK TO THIS SCHOOL

When we moved to South Dakota, we knew we wanted our kids to be a part of the Brandon Valley School District. We had always heard amazing things and being [...]
Hockey Time

H.O.C.K.E.Y - Denis is a hockey love'n Minnesota boy at heart. We all love watching hockey and we especially love watching Denis play hockey. Even in the middle of August. [...]
Target School List Assist

Target is my happy place and I love long walks down every aisle. One back to school tradition is to take the girls shopping for their school supplies. As much [...]
Gage’s One Year Professional Pictures

We love having pictures taken of our children and know how important it is to document these years. I love looking back at all the pictures we have taken of [...]
Lake Shetek

We continued down the road to our Radisewitz family vacation at Lake Shetek, MN. One of the 10,000 lakes in Minnesota. My parents have a cabin on the lake and [...]
North Shore

We had a wonderful time traveling up to the North Shore of Minnesota to Lake Superior with The Paquettes. When COVID-19 hit early this spring, we didn't know if we [...]
Safe and Fair

As a big busy family we love quick easy breakfast choices. One of our favorite things right now is Safe and Fair granola. The girls love it with milk, on [...]
Heelys are Here

Kyndle had wanted some Heelys for her birthday. We got her a pair in March and soon after the world seemed to shut down from #Covid. So her new shoes/toys [...]
Happy Birthday July

Kyndle used to say "Happy Birthday July" on Independence Day. She was saying Happy Birthday America and 4th of July all in one. Well, we had a great birthday party [...]
Calendars and Planners

One of my favorite things at the beginning of a month is to sit down with a warm cup of coffee, my planner and my planner stickers. Erin Condren's line [...]
Gage’s Grill Out

We can't believe it has been one year since Gage joined our family. We were excited to have his first birthday party. With situations as they are #covid - I [...]
Our Big Boy is ONE!

Our little guy Gage was a surprise in every way. We were surprised we were pregnant with him - we were surprised he was a boy (after 4 girls) and [...]
Made Good snacks for the WIN

Grateful to have found these awesome snacks for our family this summer. We found out recently that our little guy has a peanut allergy. We are hoping he will grow [...]
Giraffes, Tigers and Bears – Oh My!

It was our first trip to the Great Plains Zoo this year. I am always impressed with out hometown zoo. Although all of the indoor exhibits were closed because of [...]