Circus Appreciation Days!!

With everything else that went on last week, I completely forgot to mention that we went to the circus!! It's been years since I last went, and there's things that they no longer have, like the Big Top, but we did have a blast. It was the Baraboo National Bank's Circus Appreciation Days, at least I think that's what it was! We met up with Rob's paren'ts, Matt and Cheyanne, Grandma Jenny and Rob's aunt Sharon and uncle Gary at the circus and had a baggie lunch which included a hot dog, chips and my favourite: ice cream.

Cheyanne got a new camera, it's kid proof and although it doesn't show the pics after you take them, it apparently does take pictures. Unfortunately, I don't think she quite realizes how to use it yet, since it stayed at five pictures all day.



After our lunch, Cheyanne had to ride the carousel. Once for Matt was enough, apparently going in circles makes him sick! So he sat and watched Cheyanne and Rob for her second time 'round. I shot this right after he finished sticking out his tongue at Cheyanne and Rob on the carousel.

What a little goose! Look at that smile. I think I take too many pictures of her, since she's such a cute little model, she loves seeing the screen after I take a shot of her.

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Princess B's first birthday!!

cupcakes, originally uploaded by briemarie.

It's my little cousin's first birthday!! Yay Princess B! She got a ton of presents, she loves books and got a bunch of those, along with some really great learning toys. We also painted a plate for her at Polka Dot Pots, the pottery shop in the Wilderness, and had everyone sign the plate since Princess B is so little she won't remember her first birthday, but she'll have such a great memento!

My aunt Donna makes the best sweets and made the cupcakes, with cream filling for the party! Yummy! I took a bunch home for Rob since there were a lot left over. I could eat them for breakfast lunch and dinner. How sweet is that?

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M's Senior shoot

M's Senior shoot, originally uploaded by briemarie.

Here's a little teaser of Mike's senior shoot. We had Mike get up really early on Saturday for his senior shoot. We took him out to the skatepark since he used to skate a lot, and I got this awesome shot of him in the air!! He said he was a little rusty, but he does stuff that I couldn't do. Before we left, his mom told us "don't worry if he breaks a bone, just take him to the hospital, they've got all my info." Well, thank goodness we didn't run into that problem. He was such a fun model, and he says he doesn't photograph well!

So, here's the teaser and I'll try to get more up by the end of the week this or next week!!

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Fair Days

carousel horses, originally uploaded by briemarie.

We hit the Sauk County Fair a couple of times last week. It's really the only time that you can get mini donuts and funnel cakes, which are totally not good for you, but they taste so very, very delicious! We are gettting a bit too old to ride the rides, but we walked around, they had this slushy trailer where you can mix up your very own slushy flavors, we didn't try it, although it was very tempting!

I had to get some shots of the carousel horses, that was always my favourite ride, and I love to look at all the animals and pick my fav.

Well, the fair is over with now, and I'm sure that the summer will go so fast from here on out. The temps are rising, so try to stay cool!

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Independence Day!!

the ground lit up, originally uploaded by briemarie.

I hope everyone had an awesome Independence Day weekend. Although I had to work on the 4th, we got some amazing shots of the fireworks at the Wilderness! This shot is my favourite, well Rob's too since he did take the shot. I love how the ground is lit up and you can see the smoke trails along with the exploding fireworks.
My favourite fireworks are the ones that look like weeping willows and seem to glow the longest as they trail down the sky. Anybody else? Which kind do you like best?

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Berry time and the 4th of July!!

strawberry pie, originally uploaded by briemarie.

Every summer, my mom would bundle us up, drive to the Berry Farmer and we'd pick strawberries. They always taste best right after they are picked, so we'd always end up eating berries, instead of putting them in the carton! Rob and I went up to the Berry Farmer this past Sunday to pick strawberries with his mom and our niece, who ended up eating most of the berries that she picked. We joked that she should have weighed her before we started picking and then again afterwards to see how much she ate!

Picking strawberries and going to parades with my mom always reminds me of the summer. We would always hit the Witwen parade on the fourth and wait for the giant planes to fly by, I'm missing it this year, but I hope that everyone is enjoying their fourth of July celebrations!!

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