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Two goats and two kids.
(7/21/16)
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Screeching at the chickens and
bunnies. (7/21/16)
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Wesley
was very excited to meet this baby dragon after watching him hatch.
He wanted to stay and talk to the dragon more, but it was
time
for... (7/21/16)
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Rides! (7/21/16)
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Wesley was finally tall enough for
the little kid rides, and Elaine was kind enough to accompany him.
(7/21/16)
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But she also rode on the scrambler
with me. (7/21/16)
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Upstart Crow's production of School of Rock.
(7/22/16)
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Elaine is Madison the Roadie.
(7/22/16)
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Carefully placing the sprinkles.
(7/26/16)
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The most cheerful birthday cake
ever. (7/26/16)
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Elaine
started her ninth birthday with a stack of chocolate chip pancakes
covered in strawberries. She followed that with a trip to the
wave pool. (7/27/16)
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Removing the ribbon from her presents, very carefully with scissors. (7/27/16)
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Nine candles is a lot to blow out with one breath. Elaine was up to the challenge. (7/27/16)
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Determinedly
searching for the M&Ms baked into the cake -- until we pointed out
that they would have melted in the oven and wouldn't be crunchy any
more. (7/27/16)
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Sparkler sundae at Izzy's. (7/27/16)
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Nine years old. Oh yeah. (7/27/16)
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An extremely complicated game. (7/27/16)
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"I want money!" After he won big, Wesley changed his tune. "I want to pay a loan!" (7/27/16)
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We played until well after everyone's bed time but still didn't finish. (7/27/16)
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A wealth of blackberries. (7/28/16)
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The children find themselves in a veritable Garden of Eden. (7/28/16)
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Elaine meets a very smiley dog. (7/28/16)
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Offerings of squeaky toys for Annie. (7/28/16)
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Getting ready for the big party. (7/30/16)
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Twister to the dulcet tones of Hampster Dance. (7/30/16)
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Truth or Dare Balloons -- Elaine was dared to put her leg behind her head. (7/30/16)
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The pinata broke quite quickly. Dividing the candy fairly took much longer. (7/30/16)
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The birthday cake was decorated with pale pink roses. (7/30/16)
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Elaine had to think about her wish before blowing the candles out. (7/30/16)
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