baking cookies

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dakota county fair

In preparation for the Minnesota State Fair ( in 11 days! ) we went to the Dakota County Fair today. As soon as we left the parking lot Emma spied the ponies.  She got a ride whees/2015/08/IMG_4333.jpg)](/content/images/2015/08/IMG_4325.jpg) And as we

free kids movie

One of the local theaters has free kids movies every week in the summer. I didn’t find out about it until recently, so we’re a little late trying it out. I was prepared for Emma to last 30 minutes tops. She actually made it to 40 minutes, or

throwback thursday ( august 13, 2014 )

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throwback thursday ( august 6, 2014 )

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summertime

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happy birthday!

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throwback thursday ( july 30, 2014 )

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butterflies

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science museum of minnesota

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choo choo bobs

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another day on the water

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