I helped chaperone (and take photos) at the Upper Elementary Halloween Ball on Friday night. Here are just a few of my shots...

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My parents' 50th anniversary party

My parents celebrated 50 years of marriage by treating their family to a weekend in Bloomington. We hit the rides at the Mall of America during the day on Friday and then spent a night at The Embassy Suites, including a nice dinner out. I had the filet mignon!

 

The happy couple:

Here are the other couples in attendance:

Photo by Heather:

Ready for some chicken tenders:

With their youngest grandkid (for now!):

As you can expect from my dad, there was a lot of history to cover, quizzes to be taken, and long prayers to read.

They also surprised us with a rendition of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" (and yes, I do have a clip of it recorded on video).

The sons gave some speeches too:

And here's one more shot with the grandkids. My parents look really happy.

Congrats again on maintaining an amazing relationship. Thanks for including us in a memorable night!

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V turns 12

It was a busy Monday between school and theater class, but we made some time to celebrate with dinner out and some ho-ho cake back home.

 

Classic Veronica eyebrow:

There were some gifts involved too.

I love this girl to the moon and to Saturn. Happy birthday, my pookie!

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50 years

Congrats to my parents who are celebrating 50 years of marriage today! I took these photos on their 45th anniversary:

I'll capture some updated photos when we celebrate together tonight.

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St. Thomas homecoming 2022

Omri was at a friend's house, but the ladies and I swung by our alma mater for the homecoming parade and a self-guided tour. It was fun!

R and I met in this building:

A tribute to "The Decisioneer":

Tired out after so much walking:

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Amber & Michael's wedding weekend

My cousin Amber got married at a beautiful winery about an hour northeast of here. I did not put much effort into photography at all, but here are a few iPhone shots.

First dance:

We stayed at an Airbnb 17 minutes away from the winery... but it took an hour to drive there due to traffic in Taylors Falls!

It looks like I'm wearing a weird hat:

The next day R and I grabbed some breakfast in town and took a walk around Interstate State Park:

It was gorgeous out there:

Grandma Linda was kind enough to watch the kids for us:

Congrats to Amber and Michael!

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Forgotten film photo

I rarely use my 35mm film camera on people (because it is so hard to focus on faces), but I apparently made an exception here... I don't even remember taking this one:

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Ride through Rice Creek Park

Forgot to include this in my previous, mega-post:

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