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aquarium
I have a hard time going to indoor places in the summer. We only get so many nice, hot days and I want to spend them all outside. We hadn't been to the aquarium in a long time though, so it was time. This guy was really cool.
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water park
Friday we checked another place we missed in 2020 off the list... the water park! Olivia is not very adventurous. It takes a lot of convincing to get her to try anything. She was only tall enough to do 2 water slides, so I told her she should try one
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strawberry picking
With all the crazy hot weather the strawberry picking season was cut a little short this summer. Luckily we made it in on the very last day.... After the strawberries it was time to visit the animals. I think the girls like this part more than actually picking strawberries. I&
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music in the park
I've made it my summer mission to do all the things we missed out on last summer. Today it was music in the park and the splash pad. The splash pad is at the same park where the music is, so Olivia wore her swimsuit under her dress.
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throwback thursday (june 24, 2020)
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princess birthday party
Olivia got invited to celebrate her friend's birthday at the princess spa at the Mall of America. This place was fancy... right down to the kids champagne during their pedicures. Afterward we joined them for lunch at the Sugar Factory. These milkshakes were insane! Surprisingly the food was
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temp foster
With our busy camping schedule we are taking a break from fostering for the summer. I've been keeping my eye out for anyone who needs a temp foster during the time we're not camping. This week we got to take care of Cortando (orange) and Cappuccino
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throwback thursday (june 17, 2020)
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birthday camping
Braden turned the big 4-0 on Friday. To celebrate, I booked us a weekend at his favorite MN state park. Our first stop as soon as the bus was parked... the beach. Last year the girls had so much fun catching tadpoles in the lake. This time it was a
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throwback thursday (june 10, 2020)
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schools out for summer!
This was quite a year. Despite all the changes there have been lots of tears about the last day of school. Emma had the most amazing teacher this year. I've loved all her teachers, but this one was really something special. Now we're looking forward to
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kayaking
We had a ridiculously hot weekend. At one point my car said it was 102 degrees. Even with the crazy heat we decided last minute to go kayaking. This year we upped our game and added a tube. It was a huge hit. If the girls could have spent the