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Road Trip Day #5: Magic House and St. Louis Zoo 26 Aug 2013 | 07:08 am
We visited the Magic House (St. Louis Children's Museum) and St. Louis Zoo in one day. We had just planned on spending the day at the zoo, but it was pouring when we woke, so we changed plans. Apparen...
Road Trip Day #4: City Museum, Fitz's and 40 years! 21 Aug 2013 | 08:55 am
I turned 40 on the 29th. I wanted to do something memorable, so we went to the City Museum. The City Museum describes itself as an "eclectic mixture of children’s playground, funhouse, surrealistic pa...
Road Trip Day #3: American Gothic House and Cheese-ology! 18 Aug 2013 | 08:00 am
We drove from Des Moines, IA to St. Louis, MO. It was pretty much farms all the way. We did, however, take a brief detour in Eldon, IA. We stopped at the American Gothic House! American Gothic was pa...
Road Trip Day #2: Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge 16 Aug 2013 | 08:25 am
When I was a child, I saw a huge herd of buffalo in Teddy Roosevelt National Park. Everything about them make an impression on me: their immense size, their tragic history, their behavior... they seem...
Road Trip Day #1: Winnebago Factory Tour! 14 Aug 2013 | 03:44 am
After reading about some of the museums in St. Louis, MO, we decided to do a road trip there this summer. Our first stop was a Winnebago Factory Tour! Winnebago Industries is located in Forest City, ...
Pioneer Style 9 Aug 2013 | 09:12 am
The girls learned what life was like for pioneers during three camps at The Landing, a historic site along the Minnesota River. Each class was set in the 1890's. Their first camp was One Room Schoolh...
A family day to remember 4 Aug 2013 | 06:56 am
Or forget perhaps? Our poor Jia has had a tough summer. On Friday, July 5th, she became ill at a sleepover. She spent the next few days very sick and had little to eat or drink. She seemed to be slow...
Fourth of July! 23 Jul 2013 | 03:03 am
Just prior to the 4th, we released some ladybugs that we raised. They all survived! We had a great time on the 4th of July. We got up early that morning to go strawberry picking. Apparently everyone ...
Fun in Duluth! 1 Jul 2013 | 05:39 am
We went up to Duluth on Lake Superior again this year with my family. We had a terrific time. We spent the first night at our favorite water park up there - Edgewater. The girls braved the biggest tub...
Father's Day 21 Jun 2013 | 09:49 pm
We had a terrific day celebrating fathers! Joe could not be a better dad to the girls. The girls and I had fun thinking of something special to give him for Father's Day. The dads in our family enjoy ...
