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# a birthday celebration
- URL: https://www.bradenanderin.com/a-birthday-celebration/
- Published: 2020-08-05T21:49:21.000Z
- Updated: 2020-08-05T21:49:21.000Z
- Author: erin
- Tags: family, places we've been, summer, the bus, coronavirus, #Import 2023-10-16 11:47

Emma and I started our Tuesday with a horseback ride through the Black Hills.

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Afterward Braden and Olivia met us for a 4 hour UTV ride through the Black Hills.

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We stopped to wade in a creek, eat wild raspberries and explore an abandoned gold mine.

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I have never been able to get Olivia to eat raspberries. Apparently she only likes the wild kind. She must have eaten 10 handfuls of them.

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We were FILTHY.

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Since I wasn't comfortable having a big birthday party for Emma this year we decided we would do a small one with our friends while we were camping in South Dakota. Today was the day! We celebrated with a mermaid themed party, a pinata and ice cream cake.

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