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The weather today was not very promising, but that didn’t stop us from spending a rainy morning at the pool. Olivia wasn’t really feeling the pool this morning, so she hung out with me while Emma did her thing. The afternoon was supposed to be even worse, so
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We took a break from the campground and headed home for the day. This afternoon was the annual Blarney Stone hunt. Emma has talked about it since last year, so we couldn’t miss it! The kids are given a cup that they can fill with rocks or coins. Once
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Braden had to work this week, so it’s just us girls at the bus until Friday. We started off the morning with breakfast and tv. After breakfast was a walk to the park. Emma said she had to change out of her dress because “a shirt and shorts is
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I told them no ice cream today, but we’re kind of on vacation and how can I say no to that face. ❤️
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The pool at the campground has two diving boards. I knew it would go one of two ways when Emma asked to try it - (1) she would hate it, or (2) she wouldn’t stop jumping. She also loves the blue and green water slide. This morning we took
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We had a long day at the campground. Coloring contest (that they didn’t win 😔). Playground. Petting zoo. Swimming. Jumping. Catching lightning bugs. S’mores. Whew!
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We’re spending the week at my favorite Minnesota campground. We had an hour drive to get there. The girls rode in the backseat. Their dolls Ella and Marabelle rode shotgun. We didn’t waste any time getting to the pool. Followed by dinner with friends and catching lightning bugs.
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Happiness is stopping for Italian Ice on the way home from picking up our CSA box. Emma loves to sample a couple flavors before making a decision. Olivia makes her decision based on color. Today Emma went with watermelon, and Olivia wanted the yellow one (mango).
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Today was Emma's last day of soccer. Since it was the last day they played a game against the other class. As you can tell from these action shots, games weren't really Emma's thing. Notice all the other kids are in motion. This was
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Someone climbed up two shelves in the bathroom to get my makeup. Guess which one? The other one clearly thought it was a good idea and didn’t even bother tattling. They both came downstairs very proud of their self makeovers.
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Emma loves to cook. Our grocery store has children's cooking classes at least once a month, and she loves them. Yesterday they made overnight oats and a tropical blend smoothie. She said the smoothie was "disgusting", but she loved the overnight oats. Yesterday when I didn&
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Today we made our annual visit to ValleyFair. 50% amusement park + 50% water park = 100% fun. Poor Olivia. There were a bunch of rides that she couldn’t ride because she’s not 36 inches tall. If this was Emma at 2 and a half she’d be plenty tall
