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The girls and I saw a fun exhibit at the MOA yesterday. |
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We had a good time together. |
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Colored string was their favorite. |
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In the afternoon, Luke and I played Hangman. |
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He completely stumped me with his second word. |
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We took Jeff fishing this morning. He caught a fish right off the bat. |
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The fish wasn't big enough to keep. Ben gently worked with him until he swam away. |
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Luke had fun at the playground. |
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These two play very well together. |
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Ella loves to fish. She also loves to tease her dad. Notice that I was across the lake. |
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Ella joined me, and then realized she could go up. |
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Ben climbed up to catch her. |
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Then Luke. |
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Then Jane. They invited me to follow. I knew I could get up. I wasn't sure I could get down. |
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By this time I had run around to the other side of the lake so I could take their picture. |
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Thank goodness for my zoom lens. |
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Ella decided to go higher. |
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The little kids weren't strong enough to pull themselves up. |
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At first Ella encouraged them. |
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Then she enjoyed the moment. |
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She was quite pleased, in fact. |
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She took pictures of the beautiful scenery. |
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Jeff finally set down his pole and encouraged me to climb up. |
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I decided I'd rather take pictures. |
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Jeff encouraged everyone. |
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They smiled for me. |
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I'm not sure they knew everyone around the lake could hear their laughter. |
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I used my zoom lens to watch them climb down. |
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Ella has been a joy this past week, helping everyone. |
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Papa Ben didn't miss a thing. |
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Jeff made one last effort to catch another fish. |
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The kids waited patiently. |
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While many people napped, Papa Ben and I challenged Luke and Ben in Mexican Train. Luke was ecstatic to win the first game. |
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In my house. a dance is required when the winner pushes the button. |
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I played a five on Papa's domino for my victory. |
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Kate found a place to be quiet. |
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I unexpectedly needed a document from the safe. I knew this would be fun for the boys. Even with the combination it took them half an hour, but they finally got it open. |
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Luke found my collection of Matryoshka dolls. |
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Jane loved finding the smallest baby. |
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Then Jeff and the kids climbed Bridal Veil Falls. They all came home very excited and happy. |
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And hungry. Saturday's Cafe Rio special is shrimp tacos. |
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And to top off the evening? |
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Our last mini-ST-marathon. |