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Fair + Father's Day

On Thursday night Brynn and I checked another movie off of our list: The Karate Kid. She liked it pretty well. Definitely a classic.


On Friday Brynn and I went back to Hurdsfield so we could go to the Wells County Fair. Dad and Clara went in the opposite direction to spend the weekend at Dead Lake. Actually, Clara had already gone ahead on Thursday to spend some extra time with Grandpa and Grandma.

We headed into Fessenden for the parade on Saturday, but we were early so Brynn and I stopped in the thrift store that my BFF Amanda and I used to frequent back in the day.

The telemarketing office where I used to work is now home to a fun little coffee shop as well as a couple of other shops. So, we also checked that out and Brynn got a smoothie.



Reagan and Ben rode on the 4-H float of champions.


Reagan brought her cat Marshmallow to show at the fair.


I had to make sure I got in on rhubarb fest. Oh man, it was so yummy.

The kids entered so many awesome projects for 4-H. I was glad I got to see them.

I love this picture of the girls. The girl next to Elise is her friend, Addie.

The Genesis was a popular ride.



We all came back home on Saturday night so we could celebrate Father's Day with Dana on Sunday.

After church we went out for brunch at Lucky 13's.

I got stuff done around the house while Brynn did some cleaning of her own and baked brownies. Dad and Clara played Nintendo.




I had picked out cards for Dana from the girls. Brynn's was quite fitting. :-)




We got Dana a traveling case for the four-wheeler. The girls wanted to see if they could fit inside of it.



We were FaceTiming with my dad and Seymour wanted to be on the conversation too. Hehe.



Yay! Throwbacks. 💓


We are so lucky to have now and have had so many great fathers and grandfathers in our lives. Happy Father's Day! We love you.

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theweckerlys said…
Love it! Fun weekend! Dana's expressions are great :)
June 29, 2021 at 7:55 AM
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