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Thanks to Chuck and Halley for inviting us to their Kindergarten-themed birthday party for Chuck. Absolutely outstanding level of detail and commitment for bringing out the nostalgia out of all of us. [flickr_set id="72157636565451805"]
I'm hesitant to call it a tradition yet, but we went out with a big group of friends again this year to Spooner Farms to pick pumpkins. This also signifies that we are close to our big Halloween party! [flickr_set id="72157636520949283"]
After visiting with family and friends in Indiana, we drove with Amanda's parents to Cleveland, where I was on the schedule to speak at Content Marketing World. Our first stop in town was at The West Side Market.
The cool thing about the market is it had a European feel that the Italian in me appreciated. Not much like Pike Place Market.
After checking into our hotel, we explored the city a bit during our first night.
I went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a conference pre-funk while Amanda and her parents explored more of downtown.
While I was working the conference, Amanda and her parents toured the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which Amanda says took three hours! She said it put the EMP to shame.
After the conference we caught up with our friend Cari Lyle. Cari lives in Seattle but we hadn't seen her in months, so naturally we made time for each other when we were halfway across the country.
Cari in her natural habitat, taking shots.
The next night we did some more night exploring.
Cleveland was a really nice city, far exceeding my expectations. But there's no place like home.
We spent a long weekend visiting family in Leo, Indiana, a few weeks ago. In addition to seeing loved ones, the Grabill Country Fair was in full effect!
On our first evening we went to the fair with the Reynolds boys to get leather bracelets. It's a festival tradition to get them. But first, fried cheese!
That's Trec on his dad's shoulders.
Creed and Trec contemplate bracelet designs.
Amanda's bracelet with my name on it. You're supposed to get the name of your significant other.
Daisha had to stay home with their daughter Navy, but we visited them after the fair.
Here are some photos from the parade on Day 2.
Amanda with our niece Abby and nephew Mason.
This happened.
I shamelessly took photos of Amish whenever I could. I am so fascinated by their lifestyle.
We walked back through the fair after the parade to get Abby and Mason their bracelets.
This is the biggest pork tenderloin sandwich I have ever seen.
Yes, I wore pink shorts in Indiana.
After all that healthy eating, I needed a healthy dessert to-go.
We went back to the Reynolds estate and saw Brinn.
The next day we saw Jenny and her kids Phoebe and Henry.
Our time in Indiana was short but we saw a lot of people. Our last stop was at Amanda's grandparents house to drop off her parents' dog Teddy.
Teddy is the most loved grandchild.
Then we were off to Cleveland with Amanda's parents for some sightseeing and a work conference. That's all in the next blog post.
Catching up! Here are some photos from a weekend with family in Lake Chelan earlier this summer.
