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first day of school
Hard to believe the summer is over already! 😢
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farewell to summer
We spent the last week of summer vacation with family in town. We took them to some of our favorite places. First up was the state fair... We followed that up with a visit to the aquarium and the Mall of America. We hadn't been to Crayola Experience
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the great minnesota get together
We have family in town this week, so of course the first stop on our busy week is the Minnesota State Fair. There are so many foods that we look forward to every year... We managed to hit most of our favorites on the first day, but that won'
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lake elmo park reserve
Another weekend of camping is over. I can't believe this was our final camping trip of the summer. It went by too fast! We spent the weekend fishing and playing in the sand. The girls fished right off the dock. The water was so clear you could see
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more kayaking the cannon river
We had so much fun the first time we had to do it again. Last time Emma really wanted to do the rope swing, but it was so crowded. Today it was just us and our friends. The water is so cold, but they don't care. I can&
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willow river state park
I've been wanting to camp here for years. Last year we booked a campsite, but ended up cancelling. This year we seriously considered cancelling, but we made it happen... and I'm so glad we did. This is the reason I wanted to camp here. The girls
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kayaking the cannon river
Braden has wanted a kayak for a long time. After Emma had such a great time kayaking while we were camping last month we ended up buying our own inflatable kayak. It's a 2 person kayak, but it's big enough to fit all 4 of us.
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throwback thursday (august 1, 2018)
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happy (early) birthday emma
Today we celebrated Emma's birthday with her friends... and a lot of animals. I found a lady that will bring a bunch of her pets to your house. The kids can pet all of them, but the birthday kid gets to hold some of them. That smile on
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leprechaun days
This week was our city's community festival. We kicked off the celebration with a princess dance party followed by a JoJo Siwa dance party at the park. Next up was our favorite annual event... the blarney stone hunt. I was worried about Olivia having to be on the
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throwback thursday (july 25, 2018)
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boating the st.croix
We didn't have any plans this weekend, so when some friends asked if we wanted to go out on their boat for the day we said yes. Emma could not wait to get in the water. 🧜🏼♀️ Olivia loved it too. They swam for hours. These rainbow clouds were