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Early Summer Twin Lakes Family Fun

We got Summer off to a pretty solid start with some lake time up at Grammy and Grandad's Lake House in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.  The kids played (with their cousin) on the floating 'yoga mat', rode on the boat and loved life.   Totally reminds me of my childhood, spending Summer days up on Paw Paw Lake in Michigan. Eloise can control one of the Stand-up Paddleboards and took SD along for a ride.

Meeting Santa and his Reindeer - 2017

In what has quickly become a fun family tradition, we took the kids along with both Grammy and Granddad as well as Noonie and Papa to meet Santa and his reindeer at Wannamaker's in Downers Grove.   Here's the photos of the same event last year.   And here's the kids in 2015 meeting Santa .  If you look back through those, you can see how much each of them has grown! The program starts with a stop to meet the reindeer.  You can see all the kids above petting Peppermint who is just six months old.   Below, you can see Sadie - the animal lover - petting the six-year-old Glitter.  Then it was time to meet the big guy.  Sadie, of course got up there right away.  The other two were a bit more hesitant.  Eloise made sure to keep her distance.  Frankie?  He decided to put on his 'Batman mask' with his hands to protect himself from Santa! Check it out in action below: But...what happens when Sa...