family dance recital 2020 Since the dance studio couldn't have a traditional dance recital this year they recorded each dancer and made a DVD of all the dance routines. Back in June the girls
family cross country meet #2 Emma had her second (of 4) cross country meets this morning. It was chilly and wet, but the race must go on.
family first cross country meet If someone would have told me Emma would love cross country I would have never believed it. I had to basically twist her arm to even sign up and try
family mn state fair food parade A couple months ago the MN State Fair announced they were going to do a food parade since there couldn't be a fair this year. It took me 45 minutes
family another beach day The girls slept until 9:30 AM! 9:30 AM! That hasn't happened all summer. I guess that is what 5 hours at the beach does to you... so why
family last camping trip 2020 Camping 2020: 5 cancelled trips, 2 long distance road trips and only 4 local campgrounds (compared to 7 last year). What a crazy camping season! This is our last weekend
family homeward bound We started heading home this morning. We decided we'd stop about halfway home for the night. On our way we visited at the Pioneer Auto Museum. This place was very
family reptiles and bears... oh my 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
family sightseeing day 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.
family a birthday celebration 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.
family on the road to south dakota Our very first long road trip in the bus was to Mount Rushmore and South Dakota three years ago. Mount Rushmore in 2017The Wall - 2017What's crazy about this picture
family cheese curd festival 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
family last day We got it all in for our last day of camping... petting zoo, pool (all day!), mini golf, ice cream, candy bar bingo and s'mores. 2 PM every day is
family thunderstorms It was forecast to thunderstorm all day. It was the perfect excuse to head home for a little while and get some kitten snuggles. Turns out the forecast was wrong.
family busy monday The morning started off with a visit to the petting zoo. The rest of the day was spent at the pool. The diving board was very popular with both girls.
family water park camping This is one of my favorite camping destinations in Minnesota. The last 3 years we've stayed here a whole week. A whole week is really long and by the end
family foster mamas Months ago I signed up with an animal rescue for us to be cat fosters. I requested a couple kittens between then and now, but for one reason or another
family happy 4th of july This is the first 4th of July in 4 years that we didn't celebrate with a pig roast. We had so many fireworks left over from the last couple years
family willow river state park We discovered this state park in Wisconsin last year... and its become one of our favorite places to camp. Last year the dam was under construction so the lake was
family home again home again We hit the road early on Monday morning... before the girls were even awake. In just a couple hours we were back in Minnesota. The girls wasted no time getting
family heading toward home We don't stop for fast food too often because we need a huge parking lot to pull the bus in. When there are 3 campgrounds and 2 RV stores next
