Our Saturday Literary Adventure!

So while South Bend has grown on me quite a bit, I'll be honest - it's not exactly my dream city! I did not dream of moving to a little town in Indiana when I grew up. However, I'll say this for South Bend: we have a seriously awesome library. Actually, it's a whole chain of libraries. This weekend was the annual Open Book Festival. We got to meet and get autographs from many of Leah's favorite literary characters, including: Llama Llama, Curious George, Clifford, Wild Thing, and Otto. We also watched a puppet show (Rumplestiltskin), and saw a juggling story teller. Fun times! I was especially excited that Leah became brave when we met Wild Thing (my favorite) - she originally told us, "I am NOT taking a picture with THAT guy!"

Yes, I did wear my MSU hat around SB today!

Go Green!

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Grandma Dainty said…

Looks like such family fun! Love all the pictures! Yes, I do just wait for blog updates!! Ha!

September 15, 2012 at 2:01 PM

Jessica and Greg said…

So super cute. Can't wait to see those pumpkins again. Oh and the parents too....

September 15, 2012 at 8:35 PM

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