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August 12 and Eleri’s birthday. Two years ago, we went to the SF Giants game on Eleri’s birthday and again today. The birthday adventure includes Andy and Terri and Mimi and Papa. We all piled into the truck – a 7 seater which was perfect. Andy dropped us off at the gate closest to […]
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Eleri had her Sock Monkey she purchased in Tahoe to make with Aunt Nancy. We knew it would be a squeeze to get it done before we left. We had spent Saturday in the City. Emersyn wanted a Crumpler bag for her school bag this year. Crumplers are made in Australia. Both Jim and […]
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Day One: Frontier Days and Concerts Our Estes Park adventure started with a stop in Cheyenne for Frontier Days. Terri and Andy had purchased tickets for the girls to see Journey. Journey is one of Terri’s favorite bands. Emersyn knows some of their songs because our 80’s music is used for the wii […]
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My friend, Shelly, says “Fort Robinson is the best kept secret in Nebraska”. She is right. In the past, we have taken 45 minute horse ride trails for $15. The girls love it, but we didn’t make time for it this year. We went to Fort Robins twice to see the musicals at the […]
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Photos with Grandpa’s truck is a must every summer. We were running out of time since Emersyn and I were leaving a week early for her surgery. Eleri’s reaction to Emersyn’s “driving”! Soon Emersyn will be old enough to drive the truck around […]
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Grandpa had a bag full of sparklers, smoke bombs and snakes for the girls when we arrived in Nebraska. He still lets them “play with fire” by using the blow torch. The “peanut gallery” watching the fireworks fun. Clean up crew – Grandpa! […]
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The “slide of Envy” (my name for the slide) at the Scottsbluff pool. I wasn’t sure Eleri was going to make the height limit this summer, but she did. Eleri had one big smile when she realized she was going on the slide. She put her arm out so fast for the yellow band […]
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Grandpa wanted to have a garage sale. He is cleaning out and wants to get rid of “stuff”. Eleri went through the toys in the basement to add to the sale – always good to clean out! Eleri also went through the stuff Grandpa had in the boxes for the sale. Grandpa […]
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A Shanghai Reunion in Chicago was set for this summer. We had five families (minus the Dads) meeting in Chicago. Our five families were: * Mary, Kelly and Erin were coming from Michigan. * Hilary, Jack and Michael were coming from Seattle. * Jennifer, Sean and Sophie were coming from North Carolina. […]
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Since we moved to China, we never spend Father’s Day with Jim. He generally has his bachelor’s Father’s Day in Shanghai. This year, he is on a dive boat with Emerysn…loving life. The girls and I are generally in Nebraska to spend Father’s Day with my Dad. This year, we are in California to […] |