Category: General Outdoor Adventure
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Chapter 87- Mitchell Boulevard Park & Story Hill BKC
Because life is busy and I can’t manage to get my kids out of the house as often as I’d like, I made myself fit in a park/picnic date yesterday. We found ourselves at the Mitchell Boulevard Park with hummus and cheese sandwiches on a sunny and breezy day. The picture above is for my…
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Chapter 83- Cross The Rock (Cyclocross Bike Race)
In cyclocross, bikers race through laps of rough terrain, steep hills, and obstacles in a timed event. Races generally last between 30-60 minutes depending on the course, and the season runs fall through winter (making weather a huge factor in the difficulty of the event…check out last winter’s post about some below zero action!). I think the…
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Chapter 82- East Troy Electric Railroad
This picture is was taken after a frantic car-unloading session and mad dash to the train that was waiting on us. I was late to meet my friends at The Elegant Farmer to catch the East Troy electric train. You see, there’s a Bermuda Triangle that exists for me. It’s the highway system just south…
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Chapter 81- Hunger Task Force Farm
(My friend Raina Johnson wrote a piece for Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service about this adventure, as she’s a freelance writer and fellow Metroparent blogger. It’s also been picked up by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) I was invited by Metroparent Magazine to have a tour and volunteer session at The Hunger Task Force Farm a few weeks ago. After…
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Chapter 80- Skyline Music Series
If you can access a calendar and read my blog, you will get a sense of my timeline currently. That said, a few weeks ago was the last in the Skyline Music Series. I’d been wanting to go to more free concerts this summer, and with it being the last chance to see one at…
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Chapter 76- Governor Dodge State Park and more (Travel Edition)
You see the time on that clock? It’s 6:45PM. And that’s what time we finally left Milwaukee for the two hour drive to Governor Dodge State Park for a few nights of tent camping. Just 6 hours and 45 minutes late. Because my husband is a genius, and because the above picture is of Little…
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Chapter 74- Buena Vista, Colorado (Travel Edition, obviously)
Pardon the long break, everyone! It’s been a busy few weeks, and this post explains a big chunk of that. Get ready for a week in (a million) pictures… I took Little A and Baby S to visit my sister in Colorado last week, and had a blast. How did I end up taking just…
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Chapter 73- Possibility Playground
A change of scenery is always welcome, so when the opportunity to meet up with some family at Possibility Playground in Port Washington came up, we jumped at it. The playground is “universally accessible” so kids with all abilities can enjoy the fun. And as a bonus, it has a fence around the playground and only…
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Chapter 70- S/V Denis Sullivan, Sail & Fireworks
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Hope you’re celebrating and relaxing. I wanted to tell you that last night, Theo and I met some friends at the Sailing Vessel Denis Sullivan for a 2 hour sail on Lake Michigan. It’s been approximately four years since we’ve seen fireworks, so this was a much awaited adventure. When…
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Chapter 69- Tosa Farmers Market
While Little T was at her cousins’ house for a sleepover (click here for a post about her adventure), I took the other three kids to the Tosa Farmers Market. It’s amazing how having one less child to watch after changes the vibe! After running into our neighbors and chatting near the railroad tracks, we headed…