tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60041586871321025062024-03-19T03:49:13.273-07:00Notes from the NestCasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-85442219172588348712011-08-14T08:33:00.000-07:002011-08-14T08:36:09.145-07:00Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltILQRJJji-OACa94Bl5eX-9RbvOQtVeUr33OKcllLgOdAcKmeofjDL_PARS2PWXqmNFye5iA3XMTF5sr8BQDqpVUOBzFytq9DYOuAgBS3G6LYcw1-9qdam7ngAOER-iLW3VFX5XCvdGg/s1600/hotel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltILQRJJji-OACa94Bl5eX-9RbvOQtVeUr33OKcllLgOdAcKmeofjDL_PARS2PWXqmNFye5iA3XMTF5sr8BQDqpVUOBzFytq9DYOuAgBS3G6LYcw1-9qdam7ngAOER-iLW3VFX5XCvdGg/s1600/hotel.JPG" /></a></div><br />
I just finished reading this and wanted to share it with you. This was my summer read this year and I loved it! I was a little nervous to pick it up because it wasn't recommended to me and I had just finished reading a book I didn't love. I just wanted a good read! <br />
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/hotel-on-the-corner-of-bitter-and-sweet"><i>Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet</i></a> is by Jamie Ford and is set in Seattle during the 1940's and 1980's- it's flash back/flash forward style. It's about a Chinese boy living during the time in WWII when Japanese were considered a threat to America and Japanese-Americans were being sent to camps for "safety". This book follows him through young love, family issues and more.<br />
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The hotel referred to in the title is the <a href="http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9544">Panama Hotel</a>, which is a real place in Seattle and is still there. It's a National Landmark and has re-opened its Tea House. Enjoy! <br />
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</tbody></table>Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-47836120838330710822011-08-06T08:47:00.000-07:002011-08-06T08:47:00.266-07:00Stamp Collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw60GWZlyUqmletN9vB12Jzn-J7uBqsP8vPht6GZllkHc7DibHhB3HKZfJXl7YSvCwjXlQqvlvPfzOWdIZWpFkUQEkFQj-f1B7L2Emy56-xubqC0wQ_AL87LRh6kuKBmWq7WQA5iI3bZfu/s1600/IMG_1512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw60GWZlyUqmletN9vB12Jzn-J7uBqsP8vPht6GZllkHc7DibHhB3HKZfJXl7YSvCwjXlQqvlvPfzOWdIZWpFkUQEkFQj-f1B7L2Emy56-xubqC0wQ_AL87LRh6kuKBmWq7WQA5iI3bZfu/s320/IMG_1512.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a summer craft, we made stamp collections. This was something I did with my Cub Scout group, since one of the <a href="http://www.boyscouttrail.com/cub-scouts/bear-scouts.asp">Bear electives</a> is to start a stamp collection and display it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Supplies: cardstock cut in half lengthwise, glue and stamps. Getting the stamps was actually very easy. I just searched <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/200-WORLDWIDE-REGULAR-ISSUE-STAMPS-LOT-1-MIL-/120752354039?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d66b2f7">ebay </a>for a "stamps lot" and it only cost me about $5 for 200 stamps from all over the world!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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This year we took a couple of his friends and went to <a href="http://www.k1speed.com/">K1 Speed</a> for some indoor Go Karting. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, I had to include this one because Eleece is the only one looking normal. Chad was getting ready to race...and I'm not sure what Tate has going on with that beard. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were all 1st place winners!</td></tr>
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This is one of my favorite summer casseroles, it's made for a summer garden. Fresh tomatoes, zucchini, green onions...yum! The sour cream sauce melts down into the rice and the jack cheese makes a nice crust. It's so good! It's from Susan Branch's cookbook <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Home-Notes-Vineyard-Kitchen/dp/0316106313/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1311787368&sr=8-7"><i>Heart of the Home</i></a> (I wasn't able to find a copy online and so I had to scan it). If you haven't checked out her cookbooks before, they're a real treat. It's just fun to look at her illustrations and read her stories about the food.<br />
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I've been trying to do one meal a week with no meat. I feel like we eat so heavy sometimes and it's nice once a week to have a meatless meal. Good for our bodies and our budgets!<br />
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<span id="goog_1968833028"></span><span id="goog_1968833029"></span>Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-11218554954802026292011-07-22T09:06:00.000-07:002011-07-22T09:06:15.298-07:00The HelpOK, I'm back from summer vacation to Oklahoma and I've got lots of great pics to post. But it's going to take me a little bit to get them up. In the meantime, I thought I'd share one of my favorite books this year. I'm sure most of you have read it because I'm sort of behind the times on this one. But the movie is coming out soon (August 10th!)- so you still have time to read it before then. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Help-Kathryn-Stockett/dp/0399155341"><i>The Help</i>, by Kathryn Stockett</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-43806724705213996622011-06-11T11:47:00.000-07:002011-06-11T11:47:46.122-07:00Kids Bowl FreeI've been such a slacker with blogging lately. My camera was lost and has yet to be replaced. I've been taking lots of pics on my iphone, but can't figure out how to upload them Aagh! Anyway, I just posted over at <a href="http://www.kidculture.net/2011/06/kids-bowl-free.html">Kidculture </a>about free bowling for your kids this summer. Check it out!<br />
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I just did a post over on <a href="http://kidculture.net/">Kidculture.net</a> about National Poetry Month. Here's the <a href="http://www.kidculture.net/">link</a>.Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-20298997264089517672011-04-08T08:39:00.000-07:002011-04-08T08:39:59.436-07:00Parenting BoysOne of my kids has been giving me a hard time in school this year, I won't name names in order to protect his/her identity, but I will tell you this; it's not Avery. It's nothing serious, just the growing pains of learning to work with the system. Anyway, I started looking for some good parenting books in regards to school and boys. It seems that school is just more set up for girls to succeed. Girls like to sit, write, they have better fine motor skills, greater attention spans and want to please the teacher. So already it seems like boys are fighting their DNA from the first day of school. Here's what I've found:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A detailed look with statistics and charts regarding at how boys vs. girls perform in school. K-12 it seems like girls are always one step ahead. Why is that? Do boys ever "catch up"?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A disappointment, not really worth your time. I liked the title but was not inspired with the "motivation" part.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loved this one, although it is geared more for junior high/high school boys. But I could already see some of my boys weak areas in it and we made some positive changes after I read it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honestly, this was probably the best book I read. It's a children's picture book, but it sort of summed up boys behavior (and our reaction to it) perfectly. At first, everything Edwardo does is "horrible", like when he pours water on the dog and makes him muddy. But then when he is seen from a different perspective (thanks for helping wash the dog!) he shines.</td></tr>
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I just read the cutest book, <i>Daddy Long Legs</i>, by Jean Webster. It is a quick read and I found the main character, Judy, so endearing. The day I finished reading it I walked around all day with thoughts of Judy and wished there was a sequel!<br />
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(I did a longer post about it on <a href="http://www.kidculture.net/">kidculture </a>if you're interested).Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-23989834541910109162011-01-12T00:53:00.000-08:002011-01-12T00:53:00.542-08:00Legoland<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m6ZO31Xsn-TqwUA8j9rAEiE-N40N0SEXa-BP0RgG4JbJlimVCgEpU-BKECEYysBSAbNWt-UApFA4Gls9fMxOehGQmxPwRdxWFn7jCMLQ9GZTOrJI36YkDFXv5fCP05qWrkn7B-fCh1WK/s1600/lego6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m6ZO31Xsn-TqwUA8j9rAEiE-N40N0SEXa-BP0RgG4JbJlimVCgEpU-BKECEYysBSAbNWt-UApFA4Gls9fMxOehGQmxPwRdxWFn7jCMLQ9GZTOrJI36YkDFXv5fCP05qWrkn7B-fCh1WK/s1600/lego6.jpg" /></a><br />
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But sometimes there are blessings hidden in our trials...like the fact that <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704739504576068170230339348.html">Verizon is due to announce</a> this week that they're getting the iphone finally? And the fact that my phone is due for a renewal next month? So I'm not even dwelling on Yolanda who took my phone and wanted $150 to get it back. I'm just dwelling on this...<br />
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Oh and maybe this for my birthday...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaRehppeI9Je0CS5fRCR1VODdRKCgFIGAGbwEcytVR4v3WLSRNNx9Z5jfhy-Wmi9tqP6zhn_cKE08pNKJ0a19_BOLmAJgWqVxCU1MFRabc04s1mlTpwe9jsRcfzVVX2nLBIka-iFVhyphenhyphen9a/s1600/canon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaRehppeI9Je0CS5fRCR1VODdRKCgFIGAGbwEcytVR4v3WLSRNNx9Z5jfhy-Wmi9tqP6zhn_cKE08pNKJ0a19_BOLmAJgWqVxCU1MFRabc04s1mlTpwe9jsRcfzVVX2nLBIka-iFVhyphenhyphen9a/s320/canon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaRehppeI9Je0CS5fRCR1VODdRKCgFIGAGbwEcytVR4v3WLSRNNx9Z5jfhy-Wmi9tqP6zhn_cKE08pNKJ0a19_BOLmAJgWqVxCU1MFRabc04s1mlTpwe9jsRcfzVVX2nLBIka-iFVhyphenhyphen9a/s1600/canon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-10182986063356203212010-12-25T00:15:00.000-08:002011-01-10T00:30:54.144-08:00Christmas 2010Christmas Day was finally here! The kids were bouncing off the walls with excitement. I have to admit, I wasn't into the holidays this year as I would've liked. But I figured that I just didn't plan far enough in advance. So next year will be better- I'm sure of it! Here are some pics from Christmas morning:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avery having a moment of silence with all her favorite things (puppy, elmo, video, book...).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All his dreams came true! When Blake asked him "How did you get a chocolate fountain?", he said "I wished for it".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6:30 am ... Blake (our early riser) is the only one really up and ready.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried so hard to get one good pic of the kids in front of the tree. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chad reading a Christmas bedtime story.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On December 24th we found this on our door along with a flock of flamingos. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These birds have been going around the ward for a few weeks. There hadn't been any recent attacks so I sort of forgot about them. But when we drove up that night...there they were!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">According to the "flocking rules" we had get rid of them by Dec. 25th or we would have to store them for a year. We found the perfect neighbor and made a late night drive by. Bye bye birdies!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice how the flockers were too nervous to get close to our house/window. We weren't even home so it wouldn't have mattered.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-39354940430506842662010-12-21T08:00:00.000-08:002010-12-21T08:00:02.916-08:00Happy Birthday Blake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcdwtNolfNyryoeHVtb9L4sh0nHurCPrG4AxRVbhtVXTF0WHa7z_rZqlRCD5cbWO9B7wIvFKJhpvlt4PvNXTspi_g0rUkfk1XU-kQVDEmcYmoyg5DoYg98ZkELjO1khy2v-IWv96QPVi6/s1600/IMG_0938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcdwtNolfNyryoeHVtb9L4sh0nHurCPrG4AxRVbhtVXTF0WHa7z_rZqlRCD5cbWO9B7wIvFKJhpvlt4PvNXTspi_g0rUkfk1XU-kQVDEmcYmoyg5DoYg98ZkELjO1khy2v-IWv96QPVi6/s320/IMG_0938.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
Blake is the big 09 today! Even though we have his party in the summer time on his half birthday, I love having a Christmas baby. Happy Birthday Blake!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has come to my attention this week that I didn't have ONE picture with all three kids from last year (boys just don't pose like girls do). I have lots of "couple" shots, but none all together. So one of my New Year's Resolutions is the take pictures of all the kids together!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know Blake...he took his time to make sure he didn't forget anything.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasha and Chase at the Fishing Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had the cutest pic of Chase and Avery, when Colin popped his head in the mix.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reunited after Colin went motorcycle riding. They were both so happy to see each other.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I realized I never posted a pic of the cast! Yes, this was a part of our lives for 6 weeks...and yes, it is thigh high. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four generations of Snowball women (and one little man)</td></tr>
</tbody></table> My family did a Snowball Family Tour with Grandma Snowball over Thanksgiving. We went around and saw where she lived as a child, teenager, newlywed and first time home owners. The picture above is the first house they bought and raised had their first three girls there. Aunt Barbara was a baby when they moved in, but my mom (above) and Aunt Nancy came home to this house. (note- they did not plan the giant cactus).<br />
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This was their first apartment as newlyweds. Grandma & Grandpa's was the back right door. There are four apartments that open to the courtyard Colin is standing in front of. It was across the street from a park and just looked like a little newlywed apartment. So cute.<br />
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I loved seeing my whole Grandma's life in two hours. She grew up in the same part of town...and it must have felt like a major move to buy a house all the way on the other side of Long Beach. It was fun hearing her stories and imaging what life was like for her during those years.Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-51559597494493026862010-11-29T08:00:00.000-08:002010-11-29T08:00:03.790-08:00I Was PunkedI can't believe it, but this totally happened to me yesterday...<br />
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Blake was busy writing the above scheme at the table when the next thing I knew I was hit by a wad of paper.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Take Silly Bands"</td></tr>
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We've had some misty, rainy days here and the hills are green, it's so pretty. This is for my cool sis-in-law Krystle because not everyone can appreciate a green hill like she can.Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-56741456596822108372010-11-01T07:04:00.000-07:002010-11-08T07:17:53.499-08:00Halloween 2010<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We didn't trick-or-treat this year because it was on Sunday, but we went to Grandma's and helped pass out candy. The boys were sad all day that they couldn't go trick-or-treat, but at the end of the day they all had so much fun just passing out candy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yea! Blake is showing teeth in a smile. (He usually gives me the same straight smile.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trunk-or-Treat at the ward party...the boys couldn't believe how much candy they got. Blake came home and weighed his...3 pounds!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look how cute Avery and her friends are! Avery, Elsa and Jada.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colin at the school parade.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047256725540044178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004158687132102506.post-75365228980656458312010-10-30T16:22:00.000-07:002010-10-30T16:22:46.213-07:00Family Day at the Smiley Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Family Day at the Smiley Library</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lincoln impersonator...he was close to Lincoln's real height 6'2" (plus stovepipe hat)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bugs table from the county museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scorpion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avery was just happy to leave with a balloon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was all Blake cared about- the origami station.</td></tr>
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