| Lucas shows Grandpa how well he can read. |
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| Abbie is not easily separated from her favorite seal
and purple blankie. |
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| The kids help Mommy make chocolate chip bars. Lucas
scoops the flour into the measuring cup.... |
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| ... and Abbie pours in the chocolate chips. |
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| "Are they done yet?".... "Are they done now?".... "How
many more minutes?" |
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| Losing patience, the kids resign themselves to reading
books while the bars bake. |
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| Lucas and Mommy watch the polar bears at Como Zoo. |
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| Lucas watches Sparky practice his routine about a week
before the show officially opens. |
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| Roar? |
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| Abbie helps Grandma and Grandpa through a parking ramp
in St. Paul. |
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| The grandparents and grandkids hang out in the front
of the Children's Museum. |
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| Abbie keeps her eye on the block as she operates the
conveyor belt. |
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| Abbie had a blast playing with the ping pong balls in
the water at the museum. |
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| Grandma tries in vain to teach Lucas to perform exeriments
on floating and sinking. Lucas had his own ideas on how to play here
-- organizing the disks on the posts, of course. |
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| Abbie runs the truck down the ramp while Lucas does some
more organizing. |
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| Abbie concentrates on getting the car lined up properly
for a race. |
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| Abbie prepares to inject some chaos into the order that
Lucas is generating. |
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| This flower garden fascinated Abbie. She planted the
flowers again and again. |
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| Here she does a little grocery shopping with her very
own cart. |
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| Lucas weighs a can of beans. |
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| "Abbie, I got the milk and yogurt. Did you get
the bread and cheese?" |
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| Abbie knows how this game works. |
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| Lucas prepares a meal for Grandma... |
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| ...while Abbie keeps the restaurant floor clean. |
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| Abbie leads the way through a log. |
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| Abbie makes friends with Emily Elizabeth (sitting on
Clifford's foot). |
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| Out for a family drive. |
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| Grandpa shows Lucas how to draw a sports car on the driveway. |
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| Lucas winces as Mommy draws his outline. |
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| Mommy fills in Lucas' face while Abbie works on her "hokey
pokey." |
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| "See Abbie!" |
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| Abbie inspects a piece of chalk. |
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| If only we could get her to push the broom around inside
the garage... |
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