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What a weekend!

It was a great temp outside, but down on the street, the wind knocked that temp right out of the park, so jackets and bundling were the order for the night. IMG_2796.jpg Christian ready to grab anything coming his way! … IMG_2866.jpg Great Grandma, Mary and Jeff – Great grandma was quite displeased that she didn’t know we were coming… telling everyone she did not like that she was ‘always the last one to know’.

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The Stinking Cute edition…

We stayed for about an hour, and during that time, Jack attacked, was attacked, and generally made a mess of everyone and everything. … Oh, there will HAVE to be pictures of the puppy being bathed, but not this time.

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Who needs a cat?

Combine one laser pointer (conveniently located on an iphone charger) and one 11 week old German Shepard pup. … This video has been edited, as toddler B decided that he would pursue the red dot as well.

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Destin, Redux

I think the idea of pulling a live crab from the ocean, and putting it in a bucket is her idea of heaven. … One of these days they are going to get one, and then it’s going to get REAL interesting.

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Zoo Time

Jeffie had to cover a shift at the Library on Saturday, so we took advantage of her being off on Friday to head to the Zoo. … The kids really enjoyed that, although both of the parents weren’t above holding trick or treat at the zoo ransom for the kid’s good behavior.

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Lessons to Learn

In the south, this is pretty much required, and we start early. IMG_2043.jpg Of course, while the recipe and technique may not have been passed through on this session, the joy certainly was.

…They even tried to cook a cake for everyone, although that didn’t turn out so well, since there wasn’t actually anything ingredient-wise that was capable.

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Happy Fourth of July!

Okay kids, stand together and let us take your picture! Yeah right…. IMG_1761.JPG IMG_1762.JPG IMG_1763.JPG

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The Kids Surprise, Part 3 – The Unveiling

Since we were leaving ~4:15pm, and the Airshow was ending about the same time, there was definitely some apprehension from me about how much traffic we were going to get into.

…And then, it turns out that it failed on their end, and (based on the result) it looks like they down-sampled pretty heavily just to get it up.

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Life and death.

I had thought I deflected it well enough, but when I came back in, I heard Jeff explaining that a baby bird had died, and Daddy was taking care of it. … I certainly don’t want to field the questions, as even though she does have that incessant ‘why’ that kids have, some of her questions bite a bit, and you can tell that there is a mind behind there, probing, and trying to learn the reality.

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Weenie Dogs! and the rest of the week

We went to the Texas Roadhouse for their family night Monday evening but it doesn’t compare to our favorite place, Chik-fil-A’s family night on Tuesdays. … Ice Cream.JPG Best Part of Family Night!.JPG Sean let William try on his hat. Borrowing a hat! MaryVic was most disappointed on Wednesday night when informed that we were not going to Panchos and would not be eating out every night of the week.

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