| After a quick trip through North Dakota, we arrived in Minnesota for some quality time with Denise, Craig, Clara and Chase, who live a very active life. This picture was taken on their patio overlooking Prior Lake. Let us know what you are up to by clicking on this email link Larry and Glorine. | ||
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| Our first stop was with Larry's twin sister Lorraine in Dickinson. She retired in January, after many years with Job Service. | On to Bismarck and an evening with friends Betty and Dennis Steele. They soon will have five grandkids, which keeps them very busy. | |
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| Getting ready for a hand of Shanghai with Larry's sister Lillian. We are joined by Larry's sister-in-law Gloria and her husband Martin. | Randy and Marla brought her granddaughter from Wisconsin to visit for a week at their place west of Mandan. Can't quite believe that Randy is now a grandpa. | |
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| Glorine with her sister Marlene, brother Emanuel and sister-in-law Lorraine at their home in Mandan. | Glorine with Marlene, brother Ray and sister-in-law Ida at their home in South Mandan. | |
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| Larry with brother Jacob and Maryanne at Ben's place in Fargo. | We got to Minnesota in time to see Miss Clara graduating from kindergarten. Here she is posing by her locker. It was a grand event. | |
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| Here she is posing with her teacher, Ms. Monserud. | Chucky Cheese was a fine place to celebrate her accomplishments. | |
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| An evening of outdoor musical entertainment at a park in Shakopee got out some of Chase's wiggles. | We took Chase to swimming lessons, which is a great skill for those lucky enough to grow up on a lake. | |
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| Graduation doesn't mean learning is over. Here is Clara with her art teacher after finishing up a week of art class. | Prior Lake has a busy Parks and Recreation department. After music, hot dogs and games, Grandma Glorine got to play in the sand with Chase. | |
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| Grandpa Larry and Clara are racing in the back yard. Clara is taking after her Mom, she won the sprint. | An evening out with friends Gary and Kay Thompson catching up and reminiscing about Ajijic at their home on Lake Minnetonka. | |
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| The Splatter Sisters entertained us by singing 30 books in 30 minutes at a local library in New Market, Minnesota. Most of the libraries in the area had some type of entertainment to market their summer reading program. | Tim, Glorine's nephew and family joined us for an afternoon of floating in Candy Cove on Prior Lake. | |
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| Father's Day and what to get a pilot for a present--a remote controlled helicopter. | Clara's birthday has arrived and everyone is looking on as she opens the first of many presents. | |
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| The Mall of America is a fun place to spend one's birthday. Here Clara is showing Grandpa Larry the best way to enjoy the ride. | Clara and Chase were a hit with the other kids after 20 some rides together on the Bumper Cars. It was a riot watching them have sooo much fun together. | |
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| Clara's birthday party is a BIG hit for her and her friends. Here they are posing for this picture in their backyard. | The pinata is a tradition at all of Clara's birthday parties. Here is Chase with his turn at the bat. He is pretty intent to get those candies out. | |
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| The theme for Clara's birthday was Strawberry Shortcake and all the games and food center on that theme. Hmmm, was that cake good. | Time for more presents. What would a birthday be, if it were not for the gifts. Here friend are lined up to watch her open their present. | |
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| Denise after another busy day in dermatology. Thanks to her, we get most of our skin care issues taken care of while we are in Minnesota. | After an hour of care, we spent the evening at Minnesota's funniest water fall--Minnehaha Falls. Clara told us that. | |
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| We flew to Kentucky to spend a week with friends we made 40 years ago. Here we are with David and Diane, at their home in Richmond. | They are big Kentucky basketball fans. During the final game, Diane ordered this limited edition basketball--seven of 2012 balls made. | |
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| Glorine enjoyed riding David's newest toy, an Arctic Cat ATV. This thing is a treat to drive. | David and Diane took us on a drive through the country side. We stopped at this Amish farm and took a picture depicting their way of life. Interesting? | |
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| Here is where Larry started his career as a drafting instructor back in 1971. This campus is located on the outskirts of Lexington. | We spent a couple of days with Scott and Joy at their home in Frankfort. Scott and Larry met in graduate school at Eastern Kentucky University, both majoring in Educational Administration. | |
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| Back to Minnesota. Grandma Glorine and Clara are in an intense game of WII. And the winner is-- Miss Clara. | Here is the finished project that Larry designed and built during our three weeks in Minnesota--an irrigation pump house. | |
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