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kayaking the cannon river
Braden has wanted a kayak for a long time. After Emma had such a great time kayaking while we were camping last month we ended up buying our own inflatable kayak. It's a 2 person kayak, but it's big enough to fit all 4 of us.
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throwback thursday (august 1, 2018)
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happy (early) birthday emma
Today we celebrated Emma's birthday with her friends... and a lot of animals. I found a lady that will bring a bunch of her pets to your house. The kids can pet all of them, but the birthday kid gets to hold some of them. That smile on
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leprechaun days
This week was our city's community festival. We kicked off the celebration with a princess dance party followed by a JoJo Siwa dance party at the park. Next up was our favorite annual event... the blarney stone hunt. I was worried about Olivia having to be on the
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butterflies
Emma loved learning about and watching the chicks hatch in her kindergarten class so much that I looked into getting caterpillars. I found a place online where I could order a cup of painted lady caterpillars. The cup of caterpillars came with instructions on what to do, what would happen
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throwback thursday (july 25, 2018)
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boating the st.croix
We didn't have any plans this weekend, so when some friends asked if we wanted to go out on their boat for the day we said yes. Emma could not wait to get in the water. 🧜🏼♀️ Olivia loved it too. They swam for hours. These rainbow clouds were
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kids climb night
I signed Emma up for the kids climb night at the gym tonight. They have a pretty amazing rock wall. She was nervous about going and not knowing anyone, then she ended up having the best time. While she was climbing we went out to dinner with Olivia.
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princess dance party
An excessive heat warning isn't going to keep us from a princess dance party. We even biked the mile to the park and back. It's been a while since we biked... so it was tough, but we made it.
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throwback thursday (july 18, 2018)
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sunsets
I've seen some pretty incredible sunsets in the last month. Last night was no exception... Some others from the last month...