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Spring Break Round-Up

Saturday April 14, 2012
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Spring Break Round-Up

We are a week past Spring Break, but I wanted to post and record all the fun we had before I forget.  I didn’t manage to plan a menu for the week, but I did come up with a menu of fun to keep us busy and out of the house. I hope to...

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Life’s A Beach

Tuesday January 10, 2012
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Life’s A Beach

We had a great mini-vacay over the New Years Weekend with a trip down to the Outer Banks. We went with some friends and had a great time hanging out, enjoying unseasonably warm weather and ringing in the new year.  Here’s a few photo highlights. Sunset at the beach Running at the beach Enjoying...

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Our Montana Vacation … all good things must come to an end (Part 6)

Wednesday August 17, 2011
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Our Montana Vacation … all good things must come to an end (Part 6)

Alas, good times don’t last forever and our vacation time was winding down.   However, we had one last hurrah lined up.   The Dunhams do an annual three day camping trip with friends at what they call “Hobo Point”.  Since it overlapped with the end of our vacation, we got to tag along. It was...

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Our Montana Vacation … Where the Buffalo Roam (Part 5)

Tuesday August 16, 2011
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Our Montana Vacation … Where the Buffalo Roam (Part 5)

The main reason we traveled to Montana was to visit family — Mike’s sister Karen, her husband Brad, and their five kids.   And the reason they live in Montana is to raise bison.   They moved to Montana about four years ago and now work with a ranch to raise bison for food — their...

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Our Montana Vacation … Where the Water is COLD (Part 4)

Monday August 15, 2011
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Our Montana Vacation … Where the Water is COLD (Part 4)

The cousins live by Flathead Lake and the lake is a huge attraction in terms of fun things to do.   A lot of the recreational fun revolves around lake/water activities. Volunteer Park We made a couple of visits to  Volunteer Park, which is a beautiful waterfront park on the lake with free swimming.  The...

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Our Montana Vacation … Alpine Slides and Buckin Bulls (Part 3)

Sunday August 14, 2011
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Our Montana Vacation … Alpine Slides and Buckin Bulls (Part 3)

One of the things on my “must do while in Montana” list was go to a rodeo.   I don’t think my sister-in-law, Karen, thinks of rodeos as a “Montana Must”, but I figured, it wasn’t something we could do in the east, so I wanted to take one in. After scoping things out, I...

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Our Montana Vacation … Glacier National Park (Part 2)

Saturday August 13, 2011
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Our Montana Vacation … Glacier National Park (Part 2)

So, if you’re visiting western Montana, sitting at the top of the “must do list” is explore Glacier National Park. The park is HUGE, has miles and miles of trails for hiking, and the views are breathtaking.   The NPS website has a neat map that shows all the roads and trails in the park....

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Our Montana Vacation … Where to Begin? (Part 1)

Friday August 12, 2011
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Our Montana Vacation … Where to Begin? (Part 1)

We had such a great time on vacation I hardly know where to begin.  I’ve got tons of photos and experiences to share, so I’m breaking up the trip details into multiple posts.   Be prepared for photo overload! It truly was the trip of a lifetime and we were so lucky blessed to be...

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Return to Wonderland

Tuesday June 14, 2011
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Return to Wonderland

We took some time this weekend to go back to Dutch Wonderland.   We went last year around this time to celebrate Sam’s birthday.  This year, we just went because it’s fun. Last year, we stayed at the Amish Country Motel in Bird-In-Hand.   It wasn’t fancy, but it had two rooms, which was key to...

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Moms Gone Wild

Monday June 6, 2011
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Moms Gone Wild

Don’t we look like some wild and crazy gals? Actually, we’re not all moms, and we were anything but wild, but we just enjoyed a deliciously decadent kid-free, husband-free, dog-free, responsibility-free weekend away in Williamsburg, VA.   We had nice super affordable accommodations, thanks to a great Living Social deal. On Friday, Michelle and I...

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