weekend at the art fair

This weekend was the Lakeview East Art Fair and my parents came to visit. The art fair was less than a block away so we definitely spent some significant time there.

There were so many awesomely unique artists! David Mayhew, James Allen French, just to name a few.
maybe i'll even get something pretty from the festival for christmas/my bday ;)

The main stage was even on my block. Basically all day Sunday, after my parents left, i watched different bands. It was lovely! Paper Thick Walls, Cole Degenova & the People's Republic, and a teensy bit of Dance Floor Plans

with my parent's in town we checked out several restaurants. some were like better than others. the flower flat, wilde, ann sather's (of course), yoshi's cafe (japanese, by the way). at yoshi's i ate out of a pumpkin. yes, seriously. i'd never eaten a pumpkin before. it was quite filling.

mom embraced her photography skills during the weekend and took lots and lots of photos. (mainly of me alone) She's working on a project.

i broke the rule for this one & pulled dado in for a picture. (probs the best picture of them all... i look awkward alone)

before mom told dad to slow down so she could just get me

oh what a fun weekend. thanks for visiting mom and dad!

p.s. i would like to have this weekend's weather everyday all year. please!!!!

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