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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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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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It’s been months of planning, weeks of decorating and days of food prep. Finally unicorn party day was here! Decorating started on Tuesday. Lots and lots of decorating. When I started planning this party Emma wanted two things (1) unicorns and (2) a piñata. I wasn’t going to
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Its so hard to believe this sweet, baby girl is 5 already! She had cheerleading, opened presents, went to hibachi for dinner and had lots of cake for dessert. Saturday we get to celebrate again with her friends and a unicorn party! Here's a little walk down memory
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We squeezed in one last trip to the pool. I think we’re all happy to be home after a super long week of camping. Any time Olivia would get near the “hot tub” with her mermaids she would have a crowd of kids gathered around her. Keeping track of
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Today was our last full day and night at the campground. Some more friends joined us and we showed them all the fun the pool has to offer, which of course included ice cream. Emma got to do one final pony ride. Emma danced the night away at the dance
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We’re wrapping up a long nine days at the campground. Today it was warm enough again for some swimming. We spent pretty much the entire day at the pool... complete with ice cream and lunch on the roof. After a fun filled day we couldn’t leave the petting
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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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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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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