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throwback thursday ( september 6, 2017 )

throwback thursday ( september 6, 2017 )

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kindergarten day 2

Emma loved her first day of kindergarten! By far her favorite thing of the day was music. She wouldn’t stop talking about it last night, and had to tell daddy all about it tonight on the phone. Other close favorites were riding the bus and gym. This morning she

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there she goes...

Just like that we have a kindergartener! She spent part of her morning admiring her outfit choice in the mirror. Asked how much longer until the bus got here while she posed for pictures. Waited for the bus with a bunch of neighborhood kids. Then she was off to school.

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that’s all folks

Despite several pleas from neighbors to keep the pool open one more week, the neighborhood decided today would be the last day. It was chilly and rainy, but there were lots of kids getting one last swim in.

around the house

summer recap

I'm planning to ask Emma all her favorite things we did this summer. I didn't realize until I started putting together this list how busy we've been the last couple months... and this doesn't even include every single thing we did! CAMPING

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great mn get together

There is nothing like the Minnesota State Fair. We decided to brave the rain this morning in hopes that everyone else decided to stay home. They didn’t. Our first stop on the way in - the butterflies. If it was just me and Braden we would have never gone

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throwback thursday ( august 30, 2017 )

throwback thursday ( august 30, 2017 )

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parks parks parks

It’s been a hot summer, so we’ve avoided all parks. It’s starting to cool off this week, which meant today was the perfect day to cross off some parks. I don’t think we’ll make it to all the parks this year since school starts on

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kids bowl free

I signed the girls up to bowl free all summer. With all the nice weather the last couple months I couldn’t bring myself to take them bowling... indoors. Today it was chilly and rainy. Emma bowled a couple frames without the ramp. Then she realized she could knock down

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home sweet home

We pulled into our driveway after 10 PM last night. Olivia tried to make it to the end. She even took her dress off as a last ditch effort to keep herself awake, but a mile from home she finally fell asleep. Today it was cleaning, laundry, a car wash

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closer to home

We pulled into our campground last night after 10 PM. This morning we had two options (1) make a 10 hour push for home, or (2) split our 10 hours into 2 days. We chose option 1 and away we went. We made a quick stop at a scenic overlook

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heading home

This morning we started the long 3 day / 1,200 mile trek home. To stretch our legs we stopped at the wildlife museum in Chinook, MT. Walking back to the bus the girls stopped to climb rocks and admire the fountain. We stopped for dinner in Glasgow, MT. I heard