| All ready to go (MSP airport). |
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| Lucas watches the planes and trucks. |
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| Mom brought along some new toys to help keep busy on
the plane. |
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| Abbie tries to make some new friends. |
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| Grandma reads to Lucas. |
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| Blankie break. |
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| Lucas tames a wild elephant. |
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| Abbie explores the tunnel. |
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| Dad takes Abbie down the slide. |
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| "Higher, Grandpa, higher!" |
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| Coming home from the park at dusk. |
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| Abbie plays with Grandma. |
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| Lucas and Grandpa share a good joke. |
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| Grandpa gives Lucas a dip. |
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| Lucas enjoys the spoils from his birthday party - a zoo
AND a rock quarry. |
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| It takes three to keep Abbie's stroller headed in the
right direction. |
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| Abbie practices standing unassisted at Felicia's house
(Lorinda's best friend from high school). |
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| Lucas thought the giant fire truck was pretty cool. |
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| Lucas and Michael enjoy popsickles. (Michael is Felicia's
middle child, about 3 months older than Lucas.) |
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| Michael, Reed, and Lucas chow down. |
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| Lucas gets revved up with some maraccas. |
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| He seems to enjoy dancing. |
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| Now it's Abbie and Lauren's turn to play with the maracas. |
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| This 3-wheeled scooter was just right for Lucas. |
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| Lucas explains the finer points of fire trucks to Myrt. |
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| Lucas helps Grandpa harvest and trim Myrt's grapefruit
tree. |
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| Stacking the grapefruit properly is a big job. |
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| Abbie found Grandpa's lap to be comfortable. |
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| Lucas was fascinated by Sarah's doll house. (Sarah is
the daughter of Lorinda's college friend Lorri, who lives in San Diego.) |
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| Off to Sea World with Sarah and Lorri. |
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| Sarah and Lucas watch the "fla-mingoes". |
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| Silly kids! |
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| Mommy/doctor Sarah and Daddy/worker Lucas take care of
an ill big boy. |
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| Every well-accessorized kid needs a construction hard
hat and a rock necklace! |
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| Dinner at Applebee's with Lorri, Sarah, Bianca and Peter
(Lorri's husband, not pictured). |
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| Aunt Teresa almost had Lucas wrapped around the crossbar,
and he still said "Higher!" |
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| Grandpa reads a new book to Lucas. |
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| Abbie finds Teresa's rocking chair fits just right. |
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| Lucas motors around outside Teresa's condo. |
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| Grandpa and Abbie play with the zoo. |
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| Grandpa "sings" in a silly way for the kids. |
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| Family portrait: Sonny and Teresa, Myrt, Mark and Shirley
and the rest of us in the park near Myrt's house. |
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| Who's that good looking family? |
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| You'd never know by looking at him that this was the
first time Lucas tried the climbing wall. |
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| Lorinda and Felicia with a squirmy Abbie (Walnut High
School reunion picnic, Suzanne park, Aug. 3). |
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| Lucas concentrates as he shoots off some bubbles. |
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| Lucas and Maura play house at the Leard's. (Leard familiy
reunion, Aug. 3.) |
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| The kids enjoy finger food for dinner. (Alex is 2nd cousin
to both Lucas and Maura.) |
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| Lucas and Maura have a ball with the fountain in the
Leard's backyard. |
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Back row: Chuck, Abbie, Afton "Curly" Cayford, Karin,
Randy, Beverly Jo, David.
Frond row: Lorinda, Lucas, Jerry, Rhonda, Mark, Alex
and Jeff.
(Curly is Lorinda's Uncle. Randy, Bev, and Jerry
are 3 of his kids.) |
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| Myrt gets a little snuggle with Lucas, right before we
left for home. |
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| Lucas got a kick out of pushing Abbie in the swing. |
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