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A Crazy Creation by "Mommay"!
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I'm quite proud of my funky little Lego vehicle.
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The fact that the vehicle is still intact this evening says the boys also liked it!
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Jack kindly allowed Tom and I to sleep in this morning, despite it's being his fifth birthday.
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I use "sleep in" loosely, since I was up at 7:30 and Tom by 8:00.
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We met some friends, and my Geology Professor, who's also an Anthropologist, was kind enough to give us a private, guided tour around the college's dinosaur exhibits.
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While Jack usually loves the dinosaurs, he was looking a little tired, and kept wondering around.
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We adults learned quite a few new things though, which we'll be able to share on future visits with the kids.
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Jack enjoyed playing with his friends who came to celebrate with him, while we went about looking at the many free exhibits.
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Jack wanted a brown (chocolate) inside and out cake "this big" (as far as his arms could stretch.)
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I made a 9x13 cake, then cut it in thirds lengthwise and shoved them together on a foil covered board.
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The design would have lent itself to a train, but since we were looking at the dinosaurs, we choose to put some dino toys on the cake so the kiddos could each have some toys.
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I am always loving the faces (and sounds) this boy can make. I wonder if he'll be a comedian (I mean and get paid for it, for he's already perfecting his act!)
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Even tired out, Jack is just always HAPPY!!!
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Tic-Tac-Toe. Franks favorite way to wait at restaurants.
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I picked up this Crayola "rubbing" toy in a Thrift Store last year for fifty-cents... it was one of Jack's favorite gifts! Gotta love that!!!
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I missed the funny, foamy face in the mirror, but you get the idea of what it's like to brush kid's teeth.
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When I returned from reading with and tucking the Birthday Boy in, I found Tom and Frank engaged in a Pokémon battle.
Hope you enjoy the pictures, sorry for the sparseness of anecdotes, but, as I said, I had just four hours sleep for the second time in three nights. I'm going to bed!
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