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barn days
Spring is here!... which means camping season is right around the corner... which means lots of barn and bus projects are starting.
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off to their new home
Shiva and Samantha are off to their new home... We're really going to miss their cuddles, meows, purrs and fetching.
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happy valentine's day
The girls were very excited about Valentine's Day this year, so we celebrated all weekend. First up... heart shaped pizza for dinner on Saturday night. Sunday morning it was pink waffles with whipped cream and heart shaped sprinkles. Sunday afternoon we baked heart shaped sprinkle cookies. We had
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st. paul winter carnival
We've only been to the St. Paul Winter Carnival once in the almost 7 years we've lived here. It was cold and not that fun, which is why we haven't been back. This year they did a drive through version. This is the way
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already adopted
We've only had these girls a week and they are already adopted! Luckily they have to stay with us until the second week of March. They are going to live together with an older couple who I think will absolutely love them. Every time one of our foster
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settled in
These girls have settled right in. They've also apparently taken quite a liking to Braden.
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skiing
I've never been skiing because I was pretty sure it wouldn't be my thing. But Emma has been begging to try skiing for the last 2 years. Emma had 3 days off this week before school starts back up in person on Thursday, so we took
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tubing
Tubing is my absolute favorite winter activity! Yesterday we met a group of our friends at our favorite tubing hill for 3 hours of fun. By the smile on Olivia's face you would think it was hers too. It is not. She went down once and begged to
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princess crowns
Olivia had some teeth that didn't develop enamel. This led to her having a tooth pulled in August, and needing 2 crowns, a spacer and a couple fillings. We tried to get her first crown at the dentist office... but that didn't go well and we
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last week of winter break
Everything is shut down in Minnesota, so there isn't anything to do outside of the house. I still feel like we crammed a lot in our last week of winter break. Tie dye shirt making, hoverboard riding, video games, sledding, sleepovers and Uno Attack. Tomorrow Emma goes back
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happy new year!
We celebrated New Year's Eve by sledding for the first time this winter. Olivia isn't a fan of cold weather or sledding, so she got lucky that Braden was home and she didn't have to go. I didn't know this hill existed
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