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Olivia had school today, but Emma didn’t. We convinced Braden to take some time away from work and go with us to the zoo. The whole reason Emma wanted to go to the zoo this morning was to touch the sharks and stingrays. She spent an hour in this
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Braden and I used to go to the movies at least once a week before we had Emma. Now we only go every once in a while, and we’ve never been as a family... until today. It’s hard to believe only a couple hours before that picture I
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We usually visit the Renaissance Festival around Labor Day... when it’s hot outside. This year we had other things going on and couldn’t make it until this weekend... when it was cold outside. But we didn’t let a little cold weather stop us from having a good
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It was the perfect day for a family bike ride. Our first stop was the park across the street. It’s definitely the start of lady bug season. They are finding them everywhere we go. After the park we took the long way home. Emma is working on her downhill
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At 90 degrees it’s doesn’t really feel like apple picking season. But our favorite apples are available now, so we had to go before they are all gone. It’s amazing how quickly the four of us can pick 53 apples (18 lbs). An apple picking trip wouldn’
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Just like that we have a kindergartener! She spent part of her morning admiring her outfit choice in the mirror. Asked how much longer until the bus got here while she posed for pictures. Waited for the bus with a bunch of neighborhood kids. Then she was off to school.
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I'm planning to ask Emma all her favorite things we did this summer. I didn't realize until I started putting together this list how busy we've been the last couple months... and this doesn't even include every single thing we did! CAMPING
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There is nothing like the Minnesota State Fair. We decided to brave the rain this morning in hopes that everyone else decided to stay home. They didn’t. Our first stop on the way in - the butterflies. If it was just me and Braden we would have never gone
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We pulled into our driveway after 10 PM last night. Olivia tried to make it to the end. She even took her dress off as a last ditch effort to keep herself awake, but a mile from home she finally fell asleep. Today it was cleaning, laundry, a car wash
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We pulled into our campground last night after 10 PM. This morning we had two options (1) make a 10 hour push for home, or (2) split our 10 hours into 2 days. We chose option 1 and away we went. We made a quick stop at a scenic overlook
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This morning we started the long 3 day / 1,200 mile trek home. To stretch our legs we stopped at the wildlife museum in Chinook, MT. Walking back to the bus the girls stopped to climb rocks and admire the fountain. We stopped for dinner in Glasgow, MT. I heard
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Our second day of hiking took us to Two Medicine area of the park to see a waterfall. This was a much easier hike than the day before. We didn’t see any animals, but we saw lots of butterflies. On the list of waterfalls I’ve seen, this is