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Eating in the Badlands

Eating in the Badlands

Our Epic Vacation: Day 2 (part 2) As a reminder, we spent the (very hot) morning touring the Ingalls Homestead in DeSmet, South Dakota, where my two younger daughters both got to try their hand at driving a covered wagon. Then we were on the road again. I like to take pictures of my feet…

Cross Country Road Tripping

Cross Country Road Tripping

Our Epic Vacation: Day 1 The day started bright and early.  We had packed the car the night before (and believe me, packing for 26 days that include camping, cruising, and staying with family is no easy task), dropped off the puppy at a friend’s house (you’ve never seen sadder girls), and were ready to…

Chicago: American Girl Place

Chicago: American Girl Place

An overview of what a visit to American Girl Place in Chicago might include My girls are obsessed with American Girl.  Totally obsessed. Before our trip to Chicago, they combed the catalogs, trying to decide what they would buy when we arrived at The American Girl Place, where all of their dreams would come true.  On…

Road Trippin’

Road Trippin’

We just arrived home last night from spending a week in Chicago. We’re completely exhausted, but only because we had a ton of fun and did as much as we could possibly cram in for the week. I took hundreds of photos and we made millions of memories. Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to go through all…