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We try to visit a Minnesota State Park every summer. This summer we chose Itasca State Park which is popular for the Mississippi River headwaters. We're here all week and have a whole list of things we want to do. First up on our agenda was exploring and
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Our first trip down the river this summer and our kayak was way lighter. Both girls are a lot bigger and we were a little concerned it would be a really tight fit with all four of us in our kayak. Last summer we towed the inner tube. It worked
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Somehow everyone got to their recitals on time and we all got to watch both girls dance. First up was Olivia. She had two recitals today, so we skipped watching the first one because Emma's was in between. As soon as Olivia was done with her second dance
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A bit of advice.... never, ever sign your girls up for dance at two different studios. Back in September Olivia's dance studio said their recital would be on June 18, while Emma's said hers would be on June 11. Perfect. Fast forward 8 months and Olivia&
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This was a first... we woke up to a cruise ship anchored right outside our bus. This year Viking Cruises started a Lake Superior cruise that goes from Canada through Duluth to Michigan and ends in Wisconsin. Today we had to head home again, but this time in the bus.
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This year Emma joined her school choir. Last week they did a performance for parents. The last week of school they are performing for the whole school. Today they sang the national anthem at the MN Twins game. We had to be at the stadium really early. We've
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We woke up Saturday morning to so much fog we couldn't even see the top of the bridge. Luckily it only rained early in the morning, so we were able to get some shopping done in the cute little shops in Canal Park. After shopping we toured the
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Our annual trip to Duluth for Memorial Day weekend was looking a little iffy - our bus was a mess, none of the outdoor things had been loaded after our trip to Georgia, we have to go back home for a day (more on that later!), one of the barn
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While some activities ended this week we also had a couple firsts. On Friday the girls had 80s day at school. On Friday night we had the first s'mores of 2022. Later this week will finally be our first camping trip of the summer! It has taken many,
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This week the girls had a couple spring activities ending. Thursday was their final gymnastics class of the session. We always take a break for the summer, but they will be doing summer came at the beginning of August. On Saturday both girls had their final track meet of the
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Olivia has been practicing the songs for her program for weeks. She's been so excited (and a little nervous) to sing in front of a huge crowd. She did amazing. Pretty sure she knew every word and loved every minute of it.
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If you haven't watched the Drive to Survive on Nextflix... you should. We stumbled upon the series when we were stuck at home during the pandemic and looking for shows to watch. Now we're Formula 1 fans and watch the races every other weekend. So... when