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| Visiting a local farm/ farmer's market on the site of a former orphanage. Beautiful location and Anna is checking out the chickens |
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| The blackberry pickers. 7 pickers. 7 buckets. I think we got 11 total blackberries (all eaten quickly!). I think we were a bit early for the blackberry picking!! |
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| We could enjoy the community gardens though. |
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| Lunch time for adorable, precious, delicious hungry Silas!!! |
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| Jack gets a lot of attention when the Puryear girls visit! |
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| Annual pool party time and birthday cupcakes for Helen |
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| The kids - fun to get al the kids of the cousins together |
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| A little porch music in the music capital of Arkansas - Mountain View |
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| A real old-fashioned swimming hole! Kids had a blast here. |
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| James and his 'critter' |
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| Uncle John and all the kids at Blanchard Springs Cavern |
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| Learning all about stalactites and stalagmites! |
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| Hard to get all the kids smiling at the camera! |
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| So wonderful to see Maxson and Sena and my girls! |
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| Kids and water - the best! |
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| Now - up on Petit Jean |
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| It took a lot of work and bravery to get most everyone across the flowing water |
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| Those that made it across got to go visit the waterfall. |
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| Jane and Ameera |
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| Jane |
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| Even Anna made it across. I didn't think she would but she persevered and was super brave! |
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| (Out of order - enjoying the playground at Jojo's with the cousins |
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| Tiring day after hiking, swimming and traveling |
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| Happy 4th! |
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| Annual chess tradition at Bill and Carole Lynn's! |
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| Zoe has arrived! |
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| 7th grade Abu Dhabi friends happily reunited in Arkansas! |
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| 9th grader friends just as happy! Plus Sophia was surprised by Zoe - she didn't know she would be there! |
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| Southern breakfast |
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| Mom friends are reunited as well! |
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| Getting ready for fishing lessons with Poppy |
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| Casting lessons in the yard |
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| Poppy and the 7th grader fishers! |
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| Clearly these shoes are popular with the 9th grade set... |
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| Uncle Bob bravely chaperones the first group to go out on horses |
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| Off they go. |
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| Now Group 2 is ready. |
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| Off we go! |
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| Farewell Abu Dhabi/ Texas friends! |
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| Off to visit the Central High museum in Little Rock - site of an important moments in the Civil Rights struggle |
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| The National Park museum is very well done - very sobering to visit. |
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| Did you know that cheese dip (eg 'queso') was invented in Arkansas?? Don't let Texans tell you otherwise. Introducing Zoe to her first cheese dip |
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| Farewell dear Abu Dhabi friend - thanks for coming and until next time! |
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| Zoe flying back to her grandparents' house in Florida. Delayed flights meant she didn't get home until after 1 a.m. - poor kid! |
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