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