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cabin weekend

erin

Jul 26, 2022 — 2 min read

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 surprised by how adventurous Olivia was. She loved being towed in the tube behind the boat and jumping off the dock. She is usually never a fan of either one of these things, but loved doing both of them.

family time

The girls and I took a detour on our way to Puerto Rico and stopped in Florida to visit my family while Braden headed to the boat a couple days before us to try to knock some projects out. The last time we were in Jacksonville was in March 2023.

the long days

Putting the boat back in the water is always a mountain to climb. I always underestimate my capacity - so I add time to my estimates and start with the intention to knock everything out in a shorter time frame that I estimated. Since I overestimated, it should be pretty

wrapping up

The leaves are changing. The weather is getting colder. That means our time in Minnesota is coming to an end and it is time to get back to the boat. I mean... just look at this weeks forecast. 80 on Tuesday to snow on Thursday. Before we can get back

washington, dc

A day and a half is nowhere near enough time to see DC, but we tried our best. On Saturday we took a break from the boat show and took the girls to the children's museum. On Monday we hit the ground running early to try to squeeze

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family time

the long days

wrapping up

washington, dc