Lara DraxlerJul 28, 20215 minTrip Report: Perrot State Park (Onalaska, WI)We just returned from what I would say was my favorite camping trip we have been on yet. We spent two nights at Perrot State Park near...
Lara DraxlerSep 13, 20203 minFall Trip plan-Bayfield, WIEach year, I love booking a fall trip. It was a tradition that my parents started when I was a kid. Fall is my favorite season, and I...
Lara DraxlerAug 17, 20204 minDate Night Review-Wilson Creek Inn (Menomonie, WI)My husband and I had a much needed date night this past weekend. We realized we hadn't been on a date since late June! As you all know,...
Lara DraxlerAug 5, 20206 minTrip Report-Dubuque, IAWe just returned from a really fun weekend to Dubuque, Iowa. We ended up there in a very round about manner as I referenced in a previous...
Lara DraxlerJul 9, 20203 minPlanning a "COVID proof" road tripIf you had asked me a year ago where I would go on a summer road trip this year, I would not have said IOWA. LOL!!! But, we are headed...
Lara DraxlerJun 26, 20203 minWeeknight date-under $100 for drinks and nice dinner?!As things are slowly starting to reopen, my hubby and I are enjoying going out on the town more often! Last night, we had a super fun...
Lara DraxlerJun 23, 20205 minFlambeau River State Forest camping trip reportOur first officially blogged trip is DONE! We had a wonderful family frugal adventure that began with a two hour drive north after we...
Lara DraxlerJun 11, 20202 minPlanning a camping trip for first-timers So in about a week, we are going on a family camping trip for the first time! I camped some as a kid with friends. Since I grew up next...
Lara DraxlerJun 8, 20202 minCookie Butter Monkey Bread Sundae-Disneyland copycatWe have now been trying our "sundaes on Sunday" tradition for a little over a month. I am one who has always struggled with the "Sunday...
Lara DraxlerJun 8, 20203 minTween craft-sun catcher mobileEven though we are coming out of the deepest recesses of quarantine and summer break is FINALLY "officially" upon us, I think it is...
Lara DraxlerJun 3, 20204 minCorner Garden REDOWe have nearly completed a landscaping project that I have wanted to do for the last two years! It looks so great, and I can't stop...
Lara DraxlerMay 27, 20204 minHumanitarian Travel +Packing ListI have been wanting to write this post for some time. I just haven't had the time to fit it in. I was thinking this morning, my trips to...
Lara DraxlerMay 25, 20203 minInside Out Themed Family Movie NightI have been wanting to have a Disney themed movie night for ages. I asked the kids what movie they would be interested in focusing on,...
Lara DraxlerMay 20, 20203 minFamily Hike to Willow River State ParkThroughout quarantine, I have tried to plan at least 2 activities per week for my bonus kids...that could be anything from making or...
Lara DraxlerMay 17, 20202 minSupper Club at home-Pink Squirrel I really miss supper clubs. I know I have alluded to this in other posts, but I REALLY do. My husband and I enjoyed so many fun date...
Lara DraxlerMay 17, 20203 minShortcut strawberry rhubarb crisp- adaptationI have just started feeling confident enough in the kitchen to adapt recipes or improvise. You see, when I learned to cook and bake, I...
Lara DraxlerMay 13, 20203 minMother's Day pizza partyWe had a fun, festive Mother's Day lunch that I LOVED! All my favorites were there... Homemade garlic cheese sticks homemade ranch...
Lara DraxlerMay 6, 20202 minSalt/Chalk art projectToday, I went back to the old faithful kids' activity book I got for free from the library castoff shelf. It is SUCH a fun little book....
Lara DraxlerMay 4, 20202 minDisney copycat "kitchen sink sundae"During quarantine, we are busy being creative with how to make all this time at home fun. I have been LOVING perusing so many food and...
Lara DraxlerMay 3, 20202 minFairy GardensA few years ago, I attended a fairy garden workshop at a local garden center near my apartment. In the workshop, I learned about the...