Here Comes the Sun

We are having a delightful Labor Day Weekend at Sun Valley Lake in southern Iowa, hosted by cousins,  Randy and Jeanie Short. Best cousins ever...


As our weekend comes to an end, the sun peeks over the eastern horizon. 



Happy Labor Day!


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