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This week Emma had horse camp all day every day. Olivia and I were busy too doing all her favorite things. First up... Crayola. We haven't been here in forever. On Tuesday we got our nails done. They love getting the jelly pedicure treatment. Wednesday we visited the
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There are two things I really love checking out... (1) caves, and (2) waterfalls. When I was looking for things to do while we were camping I randomly found a cave with a waterfall 30 minutes from the campground. I'm also a sucker for gem mining. After the
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Last year we stumbled upon this cute little town when we were camping. We ended up loving that campground, and this town, but the campground was booked this summer. Luckily I found another campground very close. This afternoon we walked around town, checked out the museum, had lunch and ate
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Every summer our city does Safety in the Park. It is always a good time seeing all the safety vehicles. Every year I try to talk Braden into one of these for the barn. 🤣
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This morning we had a follow up with an orthopedist about Emma's wrist. He pushed around on it a bunch. Shook her wrist all around. Made her do a couple push ups. His conclusion... she's fine. Probably just bruised her wrist when she fell. He said
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It isn't officially summer in Minnesota until you go strawberry picking. I think they actually spend more time feeding the animals than they do picking strawberries. Of course we can't leave until we enjoy the strawberry milkshakes and strawberry donuts.
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Today was our final full day at the campground, and I have to admit we are all ready to go home. Olivia said tonight she can't wait to take a bath and sleep in her bed tomorrow. I can't blame her. We've been going
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Yesterday (Friday) was such a craptastic day that meant I started this morning (Saturday) off with a very large mimosa. Let's rewind... yesterday it was rainy all morning. We made pancakes and spent pretty much all morning and afternoon in the bus. Once it cleared up Emma did
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Another day... another activity (or two) checked off our list. First up, the Itasca Lake boat tour. We learned a lot of interesting information about the state park and the lake. Later in the afternoon our friends rented a pontoon boat, so we tagged along. Braden had to head home
