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fun with olivia
Olivia didn't do horse camp, but that didn't stop her from having some fun at the barn during drop off and pick up. While Emma was at camp we had some fun of our own... shopping, a movie, flower picking and a play date with one
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horse camp
I've been trying to get Emma into this horse camp for 2 years. Finally it happened. Just look at that smile! It was a fun, exhausting week of riding, crafts, activities and friends. She learned a lot, rode a lot and had an amazing time with a bunch
throwback thursday (july 15, 2020)
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fun weekend
What a fun weekend! We made new friends, had tons of fun and ate lots of s'mores. Apparently I got a lot of pictures of Olivia and only a few of Emma. 🤷🏼♀️ I've never been a fan of s'mores... but I can eat a
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tubing and wagon ride
The weather forecast was not great today. Luckily it didn't end up raining, but it was overcast and not very hot all day. Didn't matter... Emma still insisted on going tubing down the river. Tonight the campground did a wagon ride to the petting zoo, which
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trail ride
Olivia's first trail ride! She was too young to ride by herself, but this place had a double saddle so she could ride with me. Emma had to take a break from horseback riding lessons for the summer, so she was pretty excited to be back on a
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lazy d
It has been almost a month since we've been camping. It felt good to be back.... This campground is along the Whitewater River. It doesn't matter that the water is probably 50 degrees and it is not very hot out... the girls just wanted to be
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throwback thursday (july 8, 2020)
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rainy day
A rainy day called for some fun indoor activities. First up... ninja warrior gym. We followed it up with some bowling. Olivia was pretty proud of her strike.
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4th of july
This year we hosted a BBQ instead of a pig roast. There was lots of food, lots of swimming and lots of fireworks. 🇺🇸 That also means there was a lot to clean up this morning. 2 signs it was a great day... (1) I totally forgot to get pictures of
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monarch
I love seeing all this milkweed growing at the barn. I think the girls are a little less impressed with raising monarchs this summer. We found one tiny caterpillar, but they didn't seem interested in finding any more. Yesterday morning they checked and the chrysalis was black, which
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rides and crafts
This morning Emma asked if we could go to the mall and ride rides. We didn't have anything else planned... so why not? I talked Olivia into trying to Pepsi roller coaster since she is finally tall enough. Did it one time. Hated it. 🤷🏼♀️ I didn't