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dolphin day
Emma could spend all day alternating between the beach and the pool. While we were at the beach on Wednesday afternoon 3 dolphins and a manatee showed up. That evening we took a sunset swim. We had the entire pool to ourselves.
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jet ski day
Today Emma got to go on her first jet ski. She was a little nervous about it since she's never been, but we knew she would love it. Olivia and I were on the beach when Braden and Emma pulled up. No surprise... Emma had the biggest smile
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beach day
Emma was up at 7 AM and ready to go to the beach. We walked the beach for about 30 minutes looking for shells and shark teeth. On the way back to our condo Emma spotted some wildlife that she doesn't see very often. After breakfast we all
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we're here!
8 states. 1,600+ miles. 24+ hours. Sunday afternoon we parked the bus for the week and headed to our beach condo. Not sure we brought all we need over on the car ferry. We did remember the girls even though you can't see them in the car.
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florida or bust
When we woke up Saturday morning Emma was determined that we make it to Florida today. So... that is what we did. First though... a stop in Georgia for pecans, peach ice cream and peach cobbler. We did it! We found a campground just across the border to stop for
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half way
Did I mention we brought our 7 caterpillars along for the Florida road trip adventure? On Friday we had a short drive through Illinois and Kentucky. The highlight for the girls in Kentucky....? We stopped for Icee's. Before we knew it we were through Kentucky and into Tennessee.
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on the road again
This summer isn't exactly working out how we thought it would, but we're making the most of it. In February we booked a beach condo vacation with my family in Florida. Obviously back then we had planned to fly, but we still don't think
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happy birthday braden!
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kayak season
It's officially kayak season! Sunday was our first trip down the Cannon River this summer. Doesn't matter how cold the water is, these girls always want to be in it.
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10 years
I had always imagined we'd have a huge party at PGA National to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Instead we let the girls eat dinner in our bed so we could have a quiet fondue dinner at home. 😂 A look back at the last 10 years... We may
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sunday in duluth
We've been coming to Duluth for Memorial Day weekend for 3 years. This has... by far... been the best (warmest) weather we've ever had. The girls were very excited this morning about a beach day. This morning we headed to Black Beach. Its named for the
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saturday in duluth
Emma and I made a deal that she didn't have to do all her writing assignment on Friday if she agreed to write a couple each day between Friday and Tuesday. I didn't even say a word to Emma this morning and she finished her 3