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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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

I've never been to Nashville before, so I didn't realize how awesome it is. I think it will be where we roadtrip to and spend some time next year. Places

On Friday morning we said goodbye to family and got back on the road towards home. We decided we were going to try to get to the campground we loved

Emma was up at 7 AM and ready to go to the beach. We walked the beach for about 30 minutes looking for shells and shark teeth. On the way

8 states. 1,600+ miles. 24+ hours. Sunday afternoon we parked the bus for the week and headed to our beach condo. Not sure we brought all we need over

Did I mention we brought our 7 caterpillars along for the Florida road trip adventure? On Friday we had a short drive through Illinois and Kentucky. The highlight for the

This summer isn't exactly working out how we thought it would, but we're making the most of it. In February we booked a beach condo vacation with my family in