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We stayed at a campground in Rapid City because of all the different kids attractions. Our campground turned out to be right next to the two I wanted to go to. In the morning we went to Reptile Gardens. We came here on our last trip and it was so
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Wednesday we hit the popular South Dakota sightseeing spots. First up... Mount Rushmore. I really need to get the girls to wear sunglasses again.... at least for pictures. Next stop... Custer State Park wildlife loop. Emma REALLY wanted to feed the wild donkeys. I was a little worried we wouldn&
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Emma and I started our Tuesday with a horseback ride through the Black Hills. Afterward Braden and Olivia met us for a 4 hour UTV ride through the Black Hills. We stopped to wade in a creek, eat wild raspberries and explore an abandoned gold mine. I have never been
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Our very first long road trip in the bus was to Mount Rushmore and South Dakota three years ago. What's crazy about this picture from 3 years ago....? (1) Olivia is now wearing the same clothes that Emma was in back then. (2) You will probably see photos
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One day you're in labor for 28 hours... The next day they're 7 years old...!
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This was the second year in a row that we made it to all 20 parks in our city. The girls didn't really like this one, so we didn't end up staying very long... but it was long enough to cross it off the list.
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We're so close! I had planned to go to the remaining 2 parks on my list today. Luckily while we were at the first one I remembered Olivia had soccer this morning! We'll just have to save it for another day. Olivia has been looking forward
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I'm not a huge blueberry fan... unless its in something delicious like muffins or pie. But man... blueberry picking is so much better than strawberry picking. 3 pounds of blueberries. I have a bunch of new recipes I'm ready to try.
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The midwest doesn't play around when it comes to cheese curds. Since they couldn't have a traditional cheese curd festival this year they did a drive through one instead. We drove almost an hour to get some delicious curds. I don't think Braden wants
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