Category: Out of town adventures
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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 61- Rural La Crosse (Travel Edition)
For Memorial Day weekend, we headed to the La Crosse area to visit family. I can’t showcase any of the sites, events, businesses or parks of the area, because all we did was play outside our family’s home. Kids ran in the sprinkler. Ran down hills. Helped feed some horses. And some goats. Watched the…
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Chapter 52- Aldo Leopold Nature Center (Travel Edition)
We made the trip to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Madison last week, and had a blast! The lobby was home to some great interactive games, stations, and activities. We hung out there while we waited for our friends to meet us. And yes that’s the first time we’ve arrived early for anything. Ever.…
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Chapter 50- Dinosaur Discovery Museum
A family friend recommended the Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Kenosha, and since I mistakenly thought Kenosha was 20 minutes south, I decided to make a last minute trip. The museum doesn’t open until noon, so at 11am I packed up the kids, stopped at Rocket Baby Bakery for some monkey bread, turned up Katy Perry’s…
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Chapter 48- Madison Children’s Museum (Travel Edition)
On Sunday, we packed up the whole family and drove to the Madison Children’s Museum. I’ll spare you details of the oh-so-enjoyable car ride from Milwaukee to Madison and focus on our time at the museum. We got in for free because we have a Milwaukee Public Museum membership, and then met Theo’s brother and…
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Chapter 44- Travel Edition: National Railroad Museum
We went to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay this week. This place was so fun! We bought tickets in the gift shop, and the kids went straight to the train table. Then, in the first gallery of the museum, there was an exhibit on graffiti on trains. I wish I could have stayed…
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Chapter Twenty Four- Bookworm Gardens (Travel Edition)
My wonderful parents helped me out and took the kids for a few days. Turns out that caring for three small children when you’re hugely pregnant is tough work. Hence the break in posting. That said, thanks to my (many many) readers for sticking with me. My posts may be less exciting for a while,…
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Chapter Nineteen- Travel Edition again: Bay Beach (Green Bay, WI)
What do you do when your AC breaks and it’s 90 degrees in your house and you’re pregnant and miserable? Head North! And while you’re at Grandma and Grandpa’s, where do you go for a day trip? Bay Beach! I need to tell you about Wisconsin’s Disneyland, as my nephew believes it is. This place…
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Chapter Eighteen- Travel Edition: Door County
So I’m straying from the norm here…going to talk about something other than Milwaukee. I’m also going to talk about friends. Because on this week’s adventure, I got to enjoy both. After college, my two friends Brie and Erin and I decided it was time to enjoy a spring break trip. We were 22 and…