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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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throwback thursday (july 14, 2021)
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niagra cave
There are two things I really love checking out... (1) caves, and (2) waterfalls. When I was looking for things to do while we were camping I randomly found a cave with a waterfall 30 minutes from the campground. I'm also a sucker for gem mining. After the
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lanesboro
Last year we stumbled upon this cute little town when we were camping. We ended up loving that campground, and this town, but the campground was booked this summer. Luckily I found another campground very close. This afternoon we walked around town, checked out the museum, had lunch and ate
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