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lakeside, mt
When we got to Butte Emma kept begging to go on a hike. Before we left the next morning we took the girls on a hike and fed some ducks. It was Olivia’s first time feeding ducks at a duck pond. Our plan was to drive 3 hours to
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butte, mt
Day 2 got us from North Dakota into Montana. We didn’t do any sight seeing today, but we did stop at a Cracker Barrel for lunch. Olivia slept through most of lunch... We originally planned to stop for the night in Bozeman, but every campground was full. We ended
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medora, nd
Our first day was a looooong one. Our first stop in North Dakota was the Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center. At the visitors center we learned these North Dakota fun facts. The girls found this painted rock while we were walking around outside. After the quick stop to stretch our legs we
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on the road again
Almost a year ago we were road tripping through South Dakota and Wyoming. This year it’s North Dakota and Montana. Braden had two work calls this morning, so we got on the road early and stopped at a fun community center while he called in to his meetings. After
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new dos
It was time for hair cuts. Both girls decided they wanted it much shorter this time around. There was a lot of hair on the floor by the time they were done. I wasn’t too crazy about the short hair... but they look really adorable. Emma especially. After hair
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throwback thursday ( august 16, 2017 )
throwback thursday ( august 16, 2017 )
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fresh cold lemonade
Emma has been asking all summer to do a lemonade stand. Luckily we already had a stand that my mom and I painted for Emma’s birthday party last year. She also decided that she wanted to sell brownies at her lemonade stand. Emma was too busy playing with her
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bridge to school
School doesn’t start until after Labor Day, but this week kindergarteners could participate in Bridge to School. They ride the school bus to school, meet other kindergarteners or see old friends, learn about the school routine and find out where everything is at the school. Parents had to go
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county fair
The first full week of August is our county fair. It’s pretty much the girls dream day - pony rides, petting zoo, corn pit, rides, games, cheese curds, lemonade and snow cones. Emma picked the biggest pony of them all. This was the first time I let Olivia go
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welcome home
Braden is working on a special project in Miami, which means he’s back to traveling every week. This week we dropped him off at the airport and had to pick him up. Emma has really been missing him this time around, so I suggested we make signs and go
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throwback thursday ( august 9, 2017 )
throwback thursday ( august 9, 2017)
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olivia’s morning in
After we dropped Emma at My Little Pony camp we came home to take down Emma’s unicorn party decorations. Funny how all those decorations took two adults a week to put up... and me three minutes to take down. Olivia cried when I started taking it all down... until