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jack-o-lanterns
Our annual visit to the jack-o-lantern display at the zoo.
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throwback thursday (september 29, 2021)
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mn ren fest
We've been talking about going to the Renaissance Festival for weeks. It is one of the things we've done that the girls don't remember doing. We thought today would be the perfect day to go. The whole state of Minnesota also thought today would
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apple picking
Of all the fruit picking we do apples takes the least amount of time and we come home with more fruit than we know what to do with. In 10 minutes we had picked almost 20 lbs of apples. Now its time for apple cookies, apple muffins, apple squares, apple
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end of summer
The girls start school tomorrow (which I am not ready for at all). We did one final hurrah down the river. This time Emma rode her paddle board. She said she's never going back to the kayak again. It was perfect weather for a little swimming, rope swinging
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mn state fair
Man... I forgot how much I love the state fair until we were on the bus ride from the parking lot to the gates. We got a late start this afternoon, so we didn't get to do everything... but I think we hit our biggest favorites. Garlic fries,
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summer finale
I can't believe how fast this summer went by. Monday the girls have open house and get to meet their teachers. Next Tuesday they start school. We certainly packed a whole lot of fun into our last camping trip of the summer. I love this waterpark campground, but
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waterpark camping
Our last camping trip of the summer is at one of the girls favorite campgrounds. I'm pretty sure it is Braden's least favorite of all time, but I agree with the girls... I love it here. The donkeys next to the goats started making a ton
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heading north
We snuck in an extra day in Texas and started heading home this morning. This time we took a different route through Dallas. We had a lot of places we wanted to visit on this trip. Usually we can't get to all the places on our list, but
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monarchs
It wouldn't really be a summer roadtrip if we weren't traveling with monarch caterpillars. I looked all summer and couldn't find a single one. The night before we were leaving for Texas Olivia and I found three at the barn. Turns out the three
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schlitterbahn
We got there right after it opened. Stayed all day in a cabana. We left after it closed. We were all too busy riding waterslides to get very many photos. Grabbed dinner at Buc-ees on the way back. Both girls fell asleep for most of the 2 hour car ride.