Category: Adventures with kids
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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 131- Cranky Al’s with new friends!
Last month, I met up with a few friend and ate sweets, drank coffee, watched our kids take over the place, and had some really good conversation. Ellia, of GreenBeanBaby, and I met at Elm Grove Art a few months ago, and have been meaning to meet up over donuts since. We finally made it…
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Chapter 130- A Month in Review
I haven’t posted in such a long time, for a few reasons. The first is that we haven’t gotten out much. The second is that I’m too overwhelmed to go through and individually post the adventures we DID take. The third is that sometimes you just need a break. So because I have a slew…
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Chapter 128- Milwaukee Art Museum
So the twins turned 4 this past week, and instead of having a party or something else that would take up energy and not be that enjoyable for me, we let J & Little A choose a special date. And my heart swelled when Little A said she wanted to go to the Milwaukee Art…
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Chapter 127- 414 Music Live at Radio Milwaukee with New Age Narcissism
Another reason I love this city? Music. I’ve heard New Age Narcissism (a group of local musicians including Lex Allen, Siren, Webster X, Lorde Freddee, Bo Triples, Chris G., Jay Anderson and Q the Sun) on the radio for the past year or so, and been meaning to get to see them. So when I…
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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…