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Memorial Weekend

Saturday morning snuggles while waiting for the rest of the fam to get up to go to the lake. 



More sleepiness. Clara wanted to play inside on Saturday at my parents' lake while everyone was outside. I had asked her a couple of times if she wanted to go back out with everyone else,but she said she didn't want to. Before too long, she crawled up on the couch to lie next to me and before I knew it, we had both fallen asleep.



Meanwhile, Brynn and Reagan were having fun swimming off the pontoon in the middle of the lake.



Time for s'mores!


The girls were trying to get some last-minute fishing in before it was time to call it a night.



Sunday morning we headed from Lake 15 over to Dead Lake to spend the day with Dana's parents. Clara covered herself up and declared that she was 'already tired.'



She didn't fall asleep on Sunday at all, but instead went fishing with the guys.



The girls stayed behind at the lake and Dana and I came home so we could get some things done today which included prepping the kitchen cabinets for the painters tomorrow. By the time we got home, I didn't feel like doing much...apparently after doing nothing already all day! So, I finished the book I had started earlier in the day out on the deck.



The girls came home tonight after a day at the lake with Grandpa and Grandma.


As it got closer to Memorial weekend I noticed the cemetery on University and 52nd had put up a nice display of flags. I was surprised to see the full size ones as typically I have only seen cemeteries put out the shorter type. It looked so nice and reminded me of my Grandpa Don, so I wanted to try and get down there to take some pictures. I headed down on my bike late this afternoon and was able to get a few shots. There were several people in the cemetery, of course, and it was nice to see all the flowers people put out.

There is another cemetery across the road behind our house, a much smaller one, but I noticed they were having a little ceremony of sorts out there this morning including a 21-gun salute.





Comments

theweckerlys said…
Love that picture of Brynn & Reagan on the dock, and Clara looks so grown up in the one of her eating her s'more.

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