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Pumpkin Patch - September 2011
We took advantage of a LivingSocial deal and met my in-laws at Vala's Pumpkin Patch at the end of September. Felicity in the corn box.The girls and their cousin playing.Jeremy jumping with the girls...
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October 2011
The main event in October 2011 was Bernadette's 5th birthday. As usual, we had a party with her cousins who also have fall birthdays. In keeping with my Making Money by Saving Money venture, I made...
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October 2011 - Random
For Halloween, we did our usual Boo at the Zoo and Children's Museum trips. Felicity was a duck, Clare was a fairy and Bernadette was something different every for every activity we went to. Living...
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November 2011
The beginning of November brought 2 new nephews for us. My sister Ben was born to my sister and Brody was born to Jeremy's sister. Jeremy turned the big 3-0. We celebrated with his family over deer...
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December 2011–Gift edition
We exchanged names again for the kiddos on both sides of the family. Continuing with our Making Money by Saving Money theme, we set out to make gifts for the kids whose names we drew. For Payton (14...
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Pajama Party!
Every time we go to visit Grandma and Grandpa, we all look forward to seeing our family. Though we all lead busy lives, we do our best to try to get together at least every couple of months. It just so...
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Summer Vacation 2014 (Take 1)
This year we decided to take our summer vacation in two parts. Part 1 began on June 20th, 2014 when we loaded up our suburban and headed west. Our growing family and rural living situation spurred the...
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Big Mac
Last summer the GPP brought us to Lake McConaughy. Despite some hardships (getting stuck, having to move our tent to avoid a drunken party, a potty training toddler having to be rushed to the bathroom...
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Beaver Creek Park
The first stop on our vacation was Beaver Creek Park in York. This city park had some great playgrounds, a walking trail, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, and more.The girls had begged to bring their...
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Fort Kearney
The next stop on our trip was Fort Kearney. We arrived here shortly before noon and the girls were glad to get out again and stretch their legs. Zellie was excited to play in the grass.We found our...
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Plum Creek Park
As we continued our journey westward, we stopped over at Plum Creek Park in Lexington. This park features a playground, a fishing pond, sand volleyball pits, and a baseball field.We didn't spend a ton...
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Red Willow SRA
After leaving Lake McConaughy, we found our way to Red Willow SRA near McCook. We arrived just in time for lunch and had a quick picnic. Zellie thought this was awesome.The park consists of lots of...
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Medicine Creek
We arrived at Medicine Creek with the intent of doing some fishing and camping. However, Mama and Papa had heard that a storm was coming. We decided to forgo the camping and just enjoy the park. It was...
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Mama and Papa had been watching the weather all day and a storm was moving in. We debating between going back to McCook and staying in a hotel, camping at Medicine Creek, or taking the extreme route...
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Liberty Cove
Liberty Cove is a beautiful little park just a couple miles from the small town of Lawrence. Our Park Pursuit brought us to this quiet little pond on the last day of our vacation. It only took a few...
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Post Vacation Burnout
We arrived home at about 5 o'clock that Sunday. The girls were a big help unloading the car and so as a treat for them Mama and Papa started a fire and we had a burnout.Everyone was a little tired, but...
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Windmills
When we go up to visit our family in Papa's hometown, there are a couple of routes we choose between. One takes us through Columbus and Norfolk, but this lengthens the trip significantly. The other is...
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4th of July Parade
Another of our family traditions is attending the 4th of July parade in Stuart, NE. Papa has been to this parade almost every year of his life and so he likes us to make it as often as we can. It is a...
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Monowi
A lot of people claim to be from a small town. However, north-central Nebraska is home to the nation's smallest incorporated town. Monowi, NE has a population of 1. Between the 4th of July...
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Niobrara State Park
The Niobrara River cuts across most of northern Nebraska, in the same way the Platte does in the south. They both eventually flow into the Missouri river: the Niobrara does so near the town which...
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