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south dakota - day 3
There are two things I love going to see - (1) caves and (2) waterfalls. Every time we've been to South Dakota we've seen ads for Wind Cave National Park, but never been. Since part of the goal of this trip is to go to a
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south dakota - day 2
Reptile Gardens is probably our family's favorite stop in Rapid City. There is so much to do - gator show, snake show, giant tortoises, a playground, prairie dogs, birds and soooo many snakes (and other reptiles). I knew Emma knew a lot about snakes, but man... she really
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south dakota - day 1
Before heading to Rapid City we spent the day at Wall Drug and the Badlands National Park. This is our third road trip to South Dakota. The last time we visited Wall Drug was in 2017. I've been a little worried we would show up at a national
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south dakota
We were a day late leaving, but we made it out the door this morning. It is road construction season in Minnesota, so we had to go a different way to get on the highway. Apparently our back up route was also technically closed until tomorrow, but someone moved the
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a week of camps
Last week was busy! Emma was in horse camp all week. The week leading up to camp she kept saying she didn't want to go, but of course she ended up having a great time (like I knew she would). Olivia was at cheerleading camp all week. On
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staying busy
The last couple weeks have been very busy around our house... Braden went salmon fishing in Alaska. We made ice cream. Spent lots of time at the pool. Played outside. Visited Pancake. ❤ Repaired a mailbox. Visited the doctor for a lingering illness (she's all good now). Celebrated 4th
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throwback thursday (june 22, 2022)
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throwback thursday (april 20, 2022)
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pine mountain
After our mini vacation in Nashville we drove down to Georgia for the rally. We saw old friends, made new friends, won at bingo (twice!) and had a great time. While we were away the girls tried on their Halloween costumes. Emma is going to be an 80s girl and
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nashville
It's October, which means it is the month of the annual Blue Bird rally down in Georgia. Last year Braden and I spent a couple days in Kentucky before heading down south. This year we changed it up and went to Nashville while Braden's mom watched
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throwback thursday (october 13, 2021)
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