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austin
Today's adventures took us to Austin. We visited family, ate Mexican food, swam at Barton Springs, played video games and watched the bats. It was a solid day. We checked off everything we wanted to do on our one day in Austin. Tomorrow we rest.
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blue bell
Blue Bell Creamery. One of my favorite places to visit while we're in Texas. The last time we were here was 2018.
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welcome to texas
The last time we were in Texas in 2019 I really wanted to go to Waco to visit the Magnolia Market at the Silos. We didn't make it during that trip, so this time I was hoping we could finally make it there. Eh. Turns out it wasn&
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we're not in kansas anymore
This morning we got an early start. It didn't take us long to get through the rest of Iowa and into Missouri. After Missouri it was on to Kansas. I try to find fun places to stop along the way. Sometimes they're great, and sometimes they&
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away we go
This week was our big road trip week. We've been wanting to go to Yellowstone for the last two years, but it is difficult to get in at any of the campgrounds near the park. This year I scored a site at a campground right outside the park!
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emma is 9!
We celebrated today with a trip to PetSmart to purchase a betta fish. Dinner at a hibachi restaurant. Opening her new paddleboard. Cake with friends.
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leprechaun days
Our city does Leprechaun Days the last week of July every year. There are tons of activities all week. We were supposed to be camping part of the week, but ended up cancelling so we were able to do all our favorite activities this week. First up... Blarney Stone Hunt.
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cabin weekend
Our friends invited us to their cabin in Wisconsin for the weekend. We did a lot of boating, eating, drinking, swimming and ice cream eating. Emma also did a ton of paddleboarding. She loved it so much that we're getting her one for her birthday. I was pretty
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more than waterparks
Wisconsin Dells has a ton to do besides just waterparks. Emma gave us a list of four non-waterpark things she really wanted to do for her birthday (1) Escape Room, (2) zip line, (3) Take Flight and (4) horse drawn carriage. Luckily all of these things are right at our
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celebrating emma
In November when we went to Wisconsin Dells (aka the waterpark capital of the world) to celebrate Olivia's birthday Emma asked if we could do the same for hers. We gave Emma the option of celebrating her birthday early at the same waterpark hotel, or having a birthday
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niagra cave
There are two things I really love checking out... (1) caves, and (2) waterfalls. When I was looking for things to do while we were camping I randomly found a cave with a waterfall 30 minutes from the campground. I'm also a sucker for gem mining. After the