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rocky to stockton to raspberry bay
Tuesday morning we moved one island over to Rocky Island because we heard the beach had sea glass. Olivia had been begging to go to a beach, so she was very excited to get to play in the sand. After spending an hour walking the beach we headed to our
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apostle islands 2021
We always plan at least one summer road trip on the bus. Last year we wanted to go to Michigan, but everything was shut down. This year we wanted to go to Yellowstone, but campsites are booking a year out with all the pandemic RV owners on the road. We
rides, rides, rides
One of the most exhausting places on my summer activities list... the amusement park. The amusement park also has a water park section. It wasn't as good as I remember, and it was packed. It was a nice break to cool off, but next year I think we
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plan b
Rain in the forecast today cancelled our water park plans. Time for plan B... aquarium.
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throwback thursday (august 5, 2020)
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happy 8th birthday
This girl celebrated her 8th birthday on Sunday! This was her at 12:00 AM. She was so excited to stay up so we could say happy birthday before bed. She had a small party with her closest friends. Theme: tie dye. Our neighbor has a baking business she does
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throwback thursday (july 29, 2020)
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final day on the north shore
There is so much to do on the north shore, which made deciding what to do a little difficult for our short weekend of camping. I really wanted to visit Tettegouche State Park that was 4 miles away from our campground. It is supposed to be amazing and it'
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ropes course
Right outside our campground is an adventure ropes park. Not my thing. But Emma saw it and wanted to try it. I must say... I am pretty impressed. The whole system was pretty sophisticated and Emma figured it out quickly. All I can imagine is falling to my death. Clearly
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north shore camping
Another weekend... another camping trip to a new campground. This time we headed 4 hours from home, past Duluth, up to the north shore. We stumbled upon this campground last year when we visited Black Beach. It was still being built and just opened this summer. The best part...? It
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wet n wild and carnival
Wednesday's activities included another kid favorite... wet n wild day! Technically you have to be 6 to participate... so we might have fibbed a little to get Olivia in. Olivia was scared to try the slip n slide. I finally convinced her to give it one try. Of