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fourth of july weekend

over the fourth of july, evie and i drove up to south dakota for the cooper family reunion! we had a wonderful weekend. evie got to go to storybook land for the first time. i have so many memories there. every summer when we went to visit my grandparents, they would take us to storybook land. and now that we go there to visit my parents, it was only natural that we take evie! she just stared at all the storybook characters and took it all in.

evie LOVED the ponies!

and her time with papa!!

not only did we get to spend time with mimi & papa...we spent a wonderful day with all of my extended family on my mom's side for the reunion. here we all are sporting our blue cooper shirts!

wouldn't be a party without bubbles!

my mother inspires me to be a better person. if you have ever been lucky enough to meet her, you know exactly what i mean. times are always precious when i get to spend time with her. what makes our time even sweeter is when we get to spend time with my grandma. just like my mom, my grandma makes me want to be kinder, more loving, and more understanding. i learn to love harder and deeper every time i interact with her.

i watched my grandma (evie's namesake) dance with my daughter this weekend. that was, by far, my most treasured moment of the entire weekend home with my family.