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emma is 9!
We celebrated today with a trip to PetSmart to purchase a betta fish. Dinner at a hibachi restaurant. Opening her new paddleboard. Cake with friends.
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leprechaun days
Our city does Leprechaun Days the last week of July every year. There are tons of activities all week. We were supposed to be camping part of the week, but ended up cancelling so we were able to do all our favorite activities this week. First up... Blarney Stone Hunt.
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throwback thursday (july 28, 2021)
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zoo day
I can't remember the last time the kids and I have been to the zoo. Emma had a full day planned with her friend, so Olivia and I went to see if there was anything new. The beavers recently had five babies. We got lucky to catch two
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cabin weekend
Our friends invited us to their cabin in Wisconsin for the weekend. We did a lot of boating, eating, drinking, swimming and ice cream eating. Emma also did a ton of paddleboarding. She loved it so much that we're getting her one for her birthday. I was pretty
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blueberry picking
Another fun summer activity.
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throwback thursday (july 21, 2021)
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last day
Braden had to head back home for work on Tuesday night, but we weren't checking out until Wednesday. The girls and I spent the day at the one waterpark we hadn't been to yet. The minimum height for this slide was 48". Olivia really wanted
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more than waterparks
Wisconsin Dells has a ton to do besides just waterparks. Emma gave us a list of four non-waterpark things she really wanted to do for her birthday (1) Escape Room, (2) zip line, (3) Take Flight and (4) horse drawn carriage. Luckily all of these things are right at our
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celebrating emma
In November when we went to Wisconsin Dells (aka the waterpark capital of the world) to celebrate Olivia's birthday Emma asked if we could do the same for hers. We gave Emma the option of celebrating her birthday early at the same waterpark hotel, or having a birthday
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horse camp
This week Emma had horse camp all day every day. Olivia and I were busy too doing all her favorite things. First up... Crayola. We haven't been here in forever. On Tuesday we got our nails done. They love getting the jelly pedicure treatment. Wednesday we visited the
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