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finding adventure | katelyn ryan
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sloan lake park | denver, co

I've been inching through these photos from our last vacation, I know.  It's been fun to go through them and to relive a little of these fun times. We will be heading on our next vacation this weekend, and I am soooo ready.  Our main reason for going to Denver, Colorado was to see my friend, Jen. She had to work while we...

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how to | Essential Oil Bug Spray

I love being outdoors. However, last summer I was hardly outside, mostly due to the mosquitos, which are quite abundant here. (And maybe a little that I had a newborn baby) I would step outside and immediately be covered in itchy swollen bites. This summer, I am determined to not let that happen again. So far I've tried all sorts of bug sprays,...

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eckerts

Ruby's first ice cream cone at eckerts farms

Eckert's Farm is over across the river from St. Louis, in Belleville, Illinois. Our family loves to visit, because it has a little of everything, and there's always something new growing, or an event happening.  Our first visit was to one of their summer concerts last year, which included dinner at their restaurant. Since then we've picked apples, strawberries, blackberries, and today I...

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simplifying memories

I remember taking these photos three months ago. This was around the time Ruby developed her love for the stairs, and really all things climbing. The light was pouring into the room, and I took way too many photos. I remember sorting through and trying my hardest to pair down these photos. I love all of them, the blinking eyes, the blurry ones,...

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how to | blackberry ice cream

Blackberry picking is not easy work. For starters, blackberries grow and ripen in the heat of summer, which means you have to go outside in the heat. It takes time. Time and care to pick the blackest, and sweetest of the blackberries. It's worth the hard work and the berries seem to taste better when you've picked them yourself. It was over 100...

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