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Concert + Grandparents Visits

 A couple of weekends ago, Dana and I went down to the Cities to the Poison, Motley Crue, Def Leppard concert. It originally was supposed to take place in 2020, but obviously that one was postponed and they postponed the 2021 date as well. Third time was a charm for 2022. Unfortunately they had set this year's date for a Sunday, so we had taken Monday off and made our way back home in the morning. We had a fun time road-tripping down, but must have been tired when we got to our hotel as we laid down for a bit once we checked in, and didn't wake up until 15 minutes after the first band was set to start, which was Joan Jett. Our hotel was within walking distance, so that was our plan to get to the stadium. By the time we got ready and walked over, she was completely done, though she was the band I was least looking forward to seeing, so it worked out just fine. We had a great time and all the other bands were really good. I had already seen Def Leppard and they always do a good job. Otherwise Poison was my favorite of the night.


Meanwhile, the girls had fun each staying at the grandparents' lake places. Adria even got to join Clara at Dead Lake. Thanks, Grandpas and Grandmas for having them!


I was dying over this one. hahaha




Brynn was excited that Elise was at Duck Lake too.





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theweckerlys said…
Fun times! Glad you guys got to finally go to the concert! Elise had a lot of fun with Brynn.

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