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We got to kick off our summer vacation with a fun filled weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's lake home!  The girls wasted no time running off the long car ride (and cotton candy from the school picnic) as soon as we reached their house.

We then drove on over to Nathan & Heidi's beautiful new home!  As you can see, it is still in progress, but the girls wasted no time trying to get themselves and Kenzie dirty :)

On Saturday morning we headed over to my dear cousin, Katie's home, to help celebrate the upcoming wedding of her youngest brother, Ben & his fiancee, Marie.  It was a lovely shower, and admittedly Hadley & Piper liked playing with their extended cousins and eating bacon the best, ha!

Back at Grandma & Grandpa's there was a serious party going on... we were celebrating Grandpa Jerry's 85th & Grandma Joan's 75th Birthdays (for a combination of 160 amazing years!).  Bryndel got to meet a lot of special great aunts & uncles - pictured with Patty (& Chris) , but also Nancy & Joe, Kristin & Dave, and Julie & Steve.  While Hadley & Piper thoroughly enjoyed playing in Grandma's pantry with their extended cousins and flashlights!









And somehow, we managed to get all 11 of the present great-grandchildren on Grandpa & Grandma's laps (we were just missing Eric's son, Mason).  It was a hoot, to say the least!

Got nearly all of Grandpa & Grandma's grandchildren and spouses as well (just missing Eric, Sarah, Christopher, and Danny & Kaitlin).

There were 6 brave souls who were determined to swim despite the frigid/misty temperatures.  Correction... there were 4 crazy kids who wanted to, and 2 dads who were 'thrown under the bus' so to speak, while the moms had to take care of the babies, ha!

They had a grand time swimming, and once they were dried up, raced right back out into the cool weather and ran til bedtime. (That gorgeous photo was taken by my talented sister-in-law, Jill.)

It was such a great kick off to summer, we just loved being a part of all of those special celebrations!  And despite not being in a single picture, Grandma & Grandpa really were there - planning and cleaning and cooking and playing so we could all have fun :)  THANKS, we love you!