Family is where it's at!

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We have had a great time in northern Wisconsin over these past six weeks.  The best times have been visiting with my (Donna) large family!  My sister Bev and my sister Chris and their families made us feel welcome by inviting us to family events, going sightseeing, and dining out.

Here are photos from our nephew Jake's wedding to Willow.  Both were great sports about the heavy rain that fell during the ceremony.  Jake made the white trellis in the background from a roadside find - a discarded patio table.  Good job welding, don't you think?  The wedding and reception were held at the local watering hole - this is Wisconsin after all!

Our nieces Katrina, Kari, her wife Aurora, my nephew Steve and his wife Michele.


My brothers Charlie, Ted and their families as well as a picture of my niece Lindsay.  Unfortunately, we did not get photos of some people - sisters Wanda and Kathy.

Jake talked his mom into making the cupcakes for the reception.  Along with others we helped her bake 400 cupcakes the day before the wedding.

Kari invited us to a birthday celebration and Chris invited us to her grandson's game. Never a dull moment watching pee-wee flag football! Sorry, we forgot to take photos at those events, though we did get some pictures at the playground of Chris, her husband Ted and a few of her grandchildren.  I didn't think to take pictures of all of the other family members - sorry Jenna and Mikey.



We helped Bev and Red build their cordwood garage.

We went to Bond Falls in Michigan - such a beauty!
Before leaving town, we stopped at Donna's parents gravesite.

As usual, we bought more food than we can eat before we leave in the morning.  We have been stuffing our faces with fruit, homemade cookies (thanks, Bev), beer, homegrown tomatoes (thanks again, Bev), scrambled eggs, cheese and more!  A weird combination, we know!

We're leaving in the morning for Baraboo, WI and Devils Lake for a couple of days.

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  1. Gail P-ClarkSeptember 4, 2021 at 10:46 AM

    Looks like you had a great time with the family. Great photos.

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