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The Minnesota State Fair has one of the best fairs in the country.
Chase loved the Lumber Jack show.
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This
Minneapolis Moline tractor reminded Larry of the many hours he spent doing his
chores as a kid. |
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Labor Day was spent at Kamp Dels, which has one of the best fun water parks
in MN.
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all took our turns climbing this 20' glass rock wall. Denise was the only
one that made it to the top.
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Donavan Schwichtenburg, Larry's former colleague, is a cousin of the owner of
Kamp Dels. He took us on a tour of Waterville including this nearby gun store. |
Denise celebrated her birthday while we were there, but she spent much more time
prepping for Chase's birthday than on her own. |
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Patty and Paul, Larry's niece hosted a dinner including her folks, Jack and
MaryAnn and sister Nancy and Jeff. It was great time. |
Hockey and hockey practice filled as many days in September as was August. Seems
like it is becoming a year round sport. |
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Chase's birthday party theme was Angry Birds and one of the activities was
for the kids to make an origami. |
Craig built this massive slingshot, used in the Angry Bird game.
Clara destroyed lots of pigs! |
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weather was great, which made time on the lake a hit for all the kids. |
While the kids were on the boat and the 'lily pad', the adults partied on
the pontoon. |
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party lasted into the evening and finally Chase got to open his many presents. |
After blowing out the candles, it was time to watch the movie Angry Bird and they
got to watch it outdoors. |
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Glorine's nephew Tim and Nancy met us at Buffalo Wild Wings to catch up and
keep up with NFL football scores. |
On
Chase's actual birthday, we toured some of his special places in the Twin
Cities, including this bookstore. No, he is not that tall--the door is
short! |
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While the bookstore was a hit, this Silkie chicken which has fine hair
rather than feathers was fun to play with. |
Denise was one of the speakers at an open house at the Dermatology practice
where she works. We learned a lot about sun screen--nice job! |
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more we attended Clara and Chase's games the more we appreciated the skills
they possess. |
September is a great time to celebrate Octoberfest, which Larry and Craig took
in in downtown St. Paul. |
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We bought this 20" bike to upgrade Chase from his 16" bike. Hopefully
he won't outgrow it within a year. |
It
took three tries for Larry to get up and it was as invigorating as it was when he
began 40 years ago. |
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Ok it only took one try for Glorine to get up, but she is one year and three
months younger! |
While in ND, we toured the major protest of Native Americans trying to stop the
oil pipeline through ancient burial grounds. Stay tuned! |
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was the second wedding of Glorine's niece's daughter, Lynn and Randy.
Both were fun to attend. |
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no one could have been prouder than Grandma Marlene--enjoying time with
sister Glorine. |
