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We adopted Amy from Luvable Dog Rescue, an extremely worthy organization. (7/4/15)
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Show us your cats. We will bark at them. (7/4/15)
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One of the dogs.
(7/5/15)
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Queen Anne's Lace for Amy. (7/6/15)
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Elaine's first audition -- she sang "Maybe" from Annie and performed a monologue from Alice in Wonderland. (7/8/15)
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She'd been practicing for weeks, and it went very well. (7/8/15)
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Elaine sings "Somewhere That's Green" all the time, because she says her goal is to someday play Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. (7/15/15)
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"Me-do-woah-duh!" jibbers Wesley. "Your favorite Jedi is Yoda?" interprets Elaine. (7/15/15)
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"There are giants in the sky! And I'm halfway to the sky in your giant apple tree!" sings Elaine. (7/16/15)
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Continued
improvised song lyrics in the style of "Giants in the Sky" about the
golden apple she stole from their tree. (7/16/15)
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Treasure in the meadow -- a really big stick. (7/16/15)
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Elaine threatens me with a very wet hug. Wesley has a bucket. (7/17/15)
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Wesley shouted "bunny!" and "chicken!" at all the bunnies, chickens, and sheep. (7/22/15)
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But he mostly pointed at the goats. (7/22/15)
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Cheering for Yukon in the pig races. (7/22/15)
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Yukon won! (7/22/15)
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Riding the scrambler. (7/22/15)
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Watching the scrambler. (7/22/15)
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"A moose!" (7/22/15)
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The best part of the fair... (7/22/15)
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...was running back and forth on this hill. (7/22/15)
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Wesley had so much fun... (7/22/15)
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...Elaine decided to join him. (7/22/15)
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We couldn't drag them away... (7/22/15)
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...until we lured them with the promise of cotton candy... (7/22/15)
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...a treat that proved so delicious, Wesley could only describe it with the repeated demand, "eat some!" (7/22/15)
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During the entre'acte of Mulan, Elaine had four lines... (7/24/15)
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...and helped sing "I'll Make a Man Out of You." (7/24/15)
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She also helped play the avalanche, covering the attacking soldiers with giant white fans. (7/24/15)
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The director thanks the cast. (7/24/15)
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Our little actress. (7/24/15)
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Wesley kidnaps Rosemary. (7/26/15)
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Elaine negotiates a hostage exchange. (7/26/15)
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"Buzz! Jessie!" (7/26/15)
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"Happy birthday, Elaine! May I eat you, please?" (7/27/15)
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Eight years old. Oh yeah. (7/27/15)
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Epic dinosaur water battle. (7/27/15)
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Upgrading from squirt guns to the hose. (7/27/15)
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The dogasaurus. (7/27/15)
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Six dinosaurs and an Audrey II on the cake. (7/27/15)
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Elaine got a lot of exciting new books to read. (7/27/15)
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Dinosaur-slaying team. (7/27/15)
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Dinosaur slayer. (7/27/15)
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Wesley loves being read books about Winnie the Pooh and puppies. (7/28/15)
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All crowded together. (7/30&31/15)
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[insert political statement here] (7/31/15)
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The puppies rush around wildly, fighting over Ernie. (7/31/15)
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Somehow amidst the chaos... (7/31/15)
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...Elaine focuses completely on reading her favorite book series. (7/31/15)
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