family more kayaking the cannon river We had so much fun the first time we had to do it again. Last time Emma really wanted to do the rope swing, but it was so crowded. Today it was just
kids boating on prior lake We got invited last minute to go out on a boat with a friend this afternoon. I'm not the biggest fan of lakes, but these Minnesota girls absolutely love it. This was their
kids end of summer do I've been begging Emma all summer to cut her hair short again. She looked so cute with short hair, and it's perfect for summer. Next week they're going to take her school pictures,
family willow river state park I've been wanting to camp here for years. Last year we booked a campsite, but ended up cancelling. This year we seriously considered cancelling, but we made it happen... and I'm so glad
kids fun in the sun We're trying to soak up every last minute of summer. Monday morning we headed the aquarium for a couple hours. The girls love it because you can touch and feed so many different
family kayaking the cannon river Braden has wanted a kayak for a long time. After Emma had such a great time kayaking while we were camping last month we ended up buying our own inflatable kayak. It's a
family leprechaun days This week was our city's community festival. We kicked off the celebration with a princess dance party followed by a JoJo Siwa dance party at the park. Next up was our favorite annual
kids butterflies Emma loved learning about and watching the chicks hatch in her kindergarten class so much that I looked into getting caterpillars. I found a place online where I could order a cup of
family boating the st.croix We didn't have any plans this weekend, so when some friends asked if we wanted to go out on their boat for the day we said yes. Emma could not wait to get
kids kids climb night I signed Emma up for the kids climb night at the gym tonight. They have a pretty amazing rock wall. She was nervous about going and not knowing anyone, then she ended up
kids princess dance party An excessive heat warning isn't going to keep us from a princess dance party. We even biked the mile to the park and back. It's been a while since we biked... so it
family sunsets I've seen some pretty incredible sunsets in the last month. Last night was no exception... Some others from the last month...
family happy to be home These girls has a blast this past week... but man, I'm happy to be home. We finished off our week with some kayaking. Emma had the best time with Braden. After they were
family kamping This is one of my favorite camping weeks of the summer. It's also the most exhausting. 😂 We swim pretty much all day. This year Olivia discovered the diving board... and loves it. Emma
kids strawberry picking The thunderstorms last night were crazy! There was more rain in the forecast today, but that didn't stop us from going strawberry picking. We have lots of strawberries to eat. When you're done
family minnesota! We planned to get an early start towards home this morning. The girls eventually woke me up at 9 AM... not exactly the early start we had hoped for. When we stopped at
family welcome to kansas Today we started our trip home. We decided to bypass Nebraska and go through Kansas and Missouri this time. Holy heat wave Kansas! We stopped in Wakeeney for the night. The one thing
family last day Today was our last day in Colorado... and it was a hot one. We spent the morning at a waterfall and playing in the creek. The waterfall had an information center and the
family the great outdoors We ventured out to climb some rocks and do some fishing. Braden and Emma did some serious rock climbing up to the top of this big rock. Emma had a couple big bites
family pikes peak When you're in Colorado Springs you have to go to the top of Pikes Peak, so we did. Emma is adventurous, like Braden. Olivia is not, like me. We did make it a
family cheyenne mountain We debated what to do today... then it turned out to be a hang out at the campsite all day kind of day. We went hiking. The girls looked for critters. We watched
