Category: General Outdoor Adventure
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Chapter 139- Urban Ecology Center and Bayview Printing Co.
Back in January, on a cold but not snowy day, we went to the Urban Ecology Center’s Winterfest. It was held at the Washington Park branch, and was great free community event. Outside, families were roasting s’mores and the Door County Sled Dogs were hanging out just waiting to be pet. The volunteers were happy…
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Chapter 137- Trails near Hoyt Pool in Wauwatosa
We’re trying to build in more family hikes to our schedules, so on Sunday we rallied to head out and breathe some fresh air! Since snow was in the forecast, we kept it local and just went to the trails at Hoyt Park. For the life of me, I can’t figure out what the trail…
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Chapter 136- Seven Bridges
Today, in an effort to switch up our routine of staying in pjs all day, we took a hike at Seven Bridges Park. It was pretty chilly, so we got on our hats and mittens (and leg warmers where applicable), and drove just south of the city. We started out on the trails on top…
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Chapter 135- Lapham Peak
Remember me? I’m Amber and once was blogging weekly. But then 3/4 of my kids went to school and our schedules changed and our most exciting adventures included piano lessons and grocery shopping. Well, that’s not entirely true. We still had an amazing summer, spending half the time on awesome adventures and half watching cartoons…
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Chapter 132- Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
On a fairly mild but rainy day a few weeks ago, I took the kids out to Schlitz Audubon Nature Center to hike around. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the nature center, it’s 15 min north of the city and worth the short drive. You can get annual memberships, or pay by the…
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Chapter 126- Urban Ecology Center
In our desperate attempt to take in fall before it’s over, we went out to the Urban Ecology Center at Riverside Park for a hike last week. Have you ever read the book Frederick? It’s about a mouse who’s seemingly shirking his duties of storing food and preparing for the upcoming winter. But his…
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Chapter 125- Apple Picking at Barthel Fruit Farm
Today, I made a break from our routine. I normally head to the gym with S while the twins are in preschool, but instead, we went apple picking! We had enough time to drive to Barthel’s and man, was it a good decision. I’m going to officially say that you should get out there soon…
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Chapter 123- Green Meadows Petting Farm
Greetings! Back to school season…I’m learning that it’s not hard just for kids to get on a new schedule, it’s hard for me too! I’m trying to catch up on the end of summer here, and realized I haven’t yet posted about the amazing Green Meadows Petting Farm. I had a Living Social coupon to…
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Chapter 122- Holey Moley Donuts and Gordon Park
Last week I saw a picture of donuts from Holey Moley, and decided to pack up the kids and take a trip for a mid-morning snack. We pranced our way into the sort of odd location (the lobby area connected to Coquette Cafe and a few other businesses), smashed our faces against the glass, and…
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Chapter 121- Cushing Park
A few weeks ago, before summer was not ALMOST OVER OH MY GOSH, we made the trek out to Cushing Park. It was super easy to find and was well contained. I like those qualities in a park. The play structure was wooden, and had a fence around with only one entrance/exit. Perfect for people with…