Category: Parks/Beaches
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Chapter 64- Hawthorn Glen
Hawthorn Glen was calling our name again. We packed up sandwiches (instead of their normal Jif peanut butter and Smucker’s jam, I substituted homemade almond butter and purple carrot/blueberry puree. They were not fooled) and headed out to Hawthorn Glen. Unfortunately, construction of the parking lot is still underway, so we parked on State Street…
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Chapter 56- Hoyt Park
On a day too cold for spring jackets and no hats, we took a family walk around the trails at Hoyt Park. I don’t have too many pictures because we were all sort of freezing and preoccupied with keeping moving/warm. We parked at the Hoyt Park & Pool, and walked through the Beer Garden…
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Chapter 55- Milwaukee Art Museum and O’Donnell Park
Because last time we went to the Milwaukee Art Museum and didn’t have enough time after the Play Date with Art to visit the Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery, we made a special trip to the MAM last week. We picked up Uncle Will and Auntie Rae and headed out the door. We had to make…
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Chapter 51- Urban Ecology Center
Pancake breakfast at The Urban Ecology Center? Count me in. We piled everyone up in the car and made the short trip to The UEC’s Washington Park location for a morning of maple syrup and nature walks. Pictured above is where the delicious maple syrup was made. We learned the easy steps to making maple…
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Chapter 49- Mitchell Park Domes (again)
I’m starting to think that The Mitchell Park Domes should have their own category over there on the right side of this page. It’s really been a lifesaver for us this winter. And this week we met up with a bunch of friends for an impromptu birthday gathering for one of Little T’s classmates. We…
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Chapter 43- South Shore Park/Stone Creek Coffee/Winter Farmer’s Market
For Valentines Day this year, Theo gave me the wonderful gift of a morning to myself. Very romantic, I know. But the opportunity to hit the refresh button is essential to being a happy wife/mother/friend/sister/person. So I bring you to Saturday morning at South Shore Park. I arrived just as the sun was rising, parked…
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Chapter Thirty Eight- First Sunrise of the Year at Bradford Beach
On New Years Day, I woke up early and took myself on a photo date. I had visions of watching the sun rise with some crisp clouds low on the horizon, all while capturing some really interesting and changing colors in the sky. However, Mother Nature had different plans. I got to Bradford Beach plenty early,…
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Chapter Thirty Six- Badger Cross Wisconsin CycloCross State Championships
Because life is crazy and one of the twins just got sick, this week’s post will be told mostly in photos. I went to see the CycloCross State Championships. Check it out. It’s badass biking in often extreme temperatures. This event was host to some well below zero weather. I learned all about the ranking…
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Chapter Twenty Eight- Currie Park
This week, I went to run errands while my life-saving babysitter watched my kids (no, I won’t give you her contact information, I’m keeping her all to myself). Afterwards, I stopped at the nearest outdoor space so I could listen to my audio book. Remember last week when I asked how people have time to…
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Chapter Twenty Six- Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Now here’s a ratio I can handle…one adult to one child. We met my lovely mother-in-law at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (SANC) on Saturday morning for a nature hike with the kids and it was a perfect morning. The weather was cool and sunny and we didn’t take the stroller. We could have for most…