The holidays can be stressful enough on top of trying to keep up with what kids think is cool this year can be hard. I created a list of trending items for girls between 8 and 12 to make your life simpler and holiday shopping less of a headache. When in doubt just get a gift card, don’t make your life harder then it has to be ✌️ Lip Smackers  - You can never go wrong with these and were very popular when I was in middle school. These make a great stocking stuffer!   Initial N

We have a goal to see all the National Parks and Voyageurs is one of the closest for us to visit. Voyageurs is located near International Falls, Minnesota and 218,000 acres of lakes, forests and streams but consists mostly of water. Since the park is water based you will either need a boat, kayak or canoe in the summer and snowmobile, skis or snowshoes in the winter. We chose not to camp on an island since we were advised that October is not the best time of year for canoeing

We have been camping for years and have it down what we need to pack for when we stay at remote campgrounds but we have never had to pack to hike into a site. Since we have 4 kids we also have a 26 foot toy hauler we camp in just so we have somewhere dry to sleep or hang out if it rains. Backpacking has been something I have always wanted to do but the time was never right. Since we are not very familiar with backpacking we chose one site to set up camp in for 2 nights. We ha