Why is something “natural” so hard – the breastfeeding edition.
I often wonder how people survived 100 years ago before formula was available.
Labor and Delivery – a tale of two births
HARPER In 2020 we found out we were pregnant with our first child due in April of 2021. Honestly not a terrible time to be pregnant in my opinion. No one touched you – no one was around and really at the hospital were they going to tell a pregnant woman she had to keep …
Stops Along the Way – Grand Marais / Duluth / Mall of America
Stops Along The Way As in all road trips – it’s not just about the destination, but the scenes along the way – so these were a few of the highlighted stops we made. Grand Marais Our main reason for stopping in Grand Marais was to pick up fresh food that we didn’t pack with …
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Lodging in the Boundary Waters
Golden Eagle Lodge Our cabin in the boundary waters was called Golden Eagle Lodge and one of the main reasons we stayed here (I think) is because they allowed dogs in a few of the cabins and the in-laws brought Linnie – their golden retrieve with them. Golden Eagle Lodge is located on Flour Lake …
BWCA
Boundary Water Canoe Area One thing I didn’t know going up to the Boundary Waters was that it was one specific set of lakes that are actually considered “Boundary Waters” and they have very specific rules! These lakes don’t allow ANY motors of any times – so boats, drones (whoops), and even power tools to …
Overview of BWCA
Ricky and I love doing outdoorsy activities so when his parents mentioned that they were going back to the Boundary Waters in 2018 – we asked if we could tag along! They drove the long distance there and back, making stops in Michigan and other areas along the way, but we weren’t able to join …
Bear Hunt
Imagine going to a family reunion for someone you’ve meet once and upon arrival they say their best friend is out on a bear hunt at that exact moment and do we want to meet up? What do you do? Well we said yes! AHAHA And all you need to do is look at my …
Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island is, well an island. So you have to make plans to get there. We took a ferry over in the morning – Shepler’s. Prices currently online are $27 for an adult round trip. The boat tour was actually really nice and you can sit on the top or underneath and they take …
North Michigan Overview
In the summer of 2018 – Ricky and I joined his friend Joe and, fiancé at the time Libby, for a family reunion in Gaylord Michigan. From bear hunts, to Joe’s cool family and even Mackinac Island – it was pretty awesome. Our timeline was August 3rd-6th which meant weather was perfect up there. August …
Traverse City and Torch Lake
Our last full day we took a drive to Torch Lake and obviously had to actually go into Traverse City. To start, we went up the east side of Torch Lake and stopped at a little park we found in order to fly the drone. You couldn’t see much of the lake on this drive …