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Not this past weekend, but the previous, we had our annual Dietz Family get-together at Aunt Cindy and Uncle Carey's lake place on our beloved Lake Franklin. For whatever dumb reason, I never even had my camera out the whole time! Luckily Tessa did, though, and kindly shared her pics with me.

A lap full of love! 


Clara was excited to get to hold Oliver again. This time he was a lot bigger!

Brynn went to stay at Grandpa Kim and Grandma Laurie's lake cabin after all the festivities at Franklin were done. Weckerlys were staying there, too, so it was extra sweet for Brynn.






Tessa had texted me this blasphemous picture from Zorbaz on Sunday. :-)



The girls have been busy painting inside when it's been too hot to be outside. We're working on colors with Clara. She thinks everything is purple. Ha. But, today she did correctly identify brown and then green after I told her it wasn't purple.





Lately the girls never put their swimsuits on before playing in the pool. And then they do this, so they end up soaked.



Both girls had dentist appointments last week. Clara cried all through hers just like Brynn used to. Brynn is a pro now and sailed through just fine. She has some cavity activity to watch, though. Clara played in the toy area while she was waiting for sister to finish.



Brynn showing off some of her clothing designs.



This past weekend Dana and I headed to Grove Lake and met up with my old college roommates and friends from our FFCC days in Fergus. So, the girls stayed with Grandpa and Grandma Dietz. We all had a fun time, of course.



They went to some garage sales in Lake Park and Brynn got herself a clown costume.




The neighbors to my parents' cabin had their nieces visiting and were Brynn's age. I heard they had a lot of fun together. Apparently applying mass amounts of blue eye shadow. :-)



Measuring Brynn last night. I think she landed at 4' 2".



I'll do a separate post tomorrow night in honor of Clara's second birthday, and golden one at that! 

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