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throwback thursday (april 6, 2022)
A true sign it is spring in Minnesota...
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treasures
The previous owner of our boat was from France. He sailed the boat all over the world. When he brought the boat to Grenada in 2016 he planned to return and sail some more, so he left pretty much everything on the boat. Most of it was cleaned out before
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big day
Today was a big day. After over 8 years sitting on the hard our boat is finally in the water! There is still some work to be done before we can go anywhere, but we're celebrating this as a pretty big victory. Our future YouTubers checking their videos.
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grenada
On Saturday morning we boarded a one way flight to Grenada! Meanwhile back in Minnesota we got 8"+ of snow. We're renting a cottage for the week while we clean, organize, finish projects and unpack at the boat. Our boat sat unused for 8 years... so there
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almost there
On Tuesday we packed up a lot of suitcases and headed to Florida for a couple days to visit with family we haven't seen in a long time. While we were at the gate the girls got a special invite from the pilot to come to the cockpit
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throwback thursday (march 30, 2022)
places we've been
flashback friday to 2011
Braden and I have done a big boat trip before. In December 2011 we took a 3 month leave from work and sailed our boat to the Bahamas. Back then we didn't have the girls, but we took our cat Ethel. During our trip we made 3 stops
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throwback thursday (march 23, 2022)
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happy st. patrick's day
Today was St. Patricks' Day, and also spirit day at school. Last night the girls set out some goodies for the leprechaun. The leprechaun left some treats for them, and he was also a bit naughty. Emma was very excited she got to help with this...
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throwback thursday (march 16, 2022)
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tea party
It has been a looooong time since I've done one of these. This time it was Olivia's turn. I did plenty of tea parties for Emma, but Olivia has never had one of her own... until today. I pulled out all the tea party decorations! Throwback
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