Our last leg of the summer was a three-week stint in Indiana at my parents' house. It was nice to finally stay in one place for an extended period! We visited with lots of family, played lots of Euchre, had a few birthday parties, road a new roller coaster at Holiday World, caved and canoed.
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| 2nd cousins: Tyson, Anastasia, Tanner, Emma and Talula |
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| not quite as cute |
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| Leaf, the pet turtle, was mercifully returned to the pond after just a few days |
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| Leaf was almost too pretty to let go |
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| Reed's 7th Birthday Party |
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| 4/6 Meunier cousins: Reed, Amelia, Anastasia and Talula |
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| Pakistani-pride: Khaadi dresses from Lahore |
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| Visiting Santa at Holiday World |
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| Talula's infamous choke-hold method with Evie |
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| Riding horses on Anastasia's 7th birthday |
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| Uncle Brian |
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| Homemade birthday cake and homemade ice cream |
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| Talula is celebrated a few months early while we're at it |
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| More 2nd cousins: Cole, Aiden and Olivia Susnjara at a Bombers' game |
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| Paddle-boating at Lincoln State Park |
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| Spring Mill State Park |
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| Everyone that went to SMSP, except me and dad |
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| Mariah & Roshan |
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| riding in Grandpa Meunier's "trunk:" this was a highlight for the girls |
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| mist coming up out of the cooler caves |
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| Blue Spring Caverns on a cave boat ride (we were in 'Cave Country') |
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| mud along the cave's side and bottom |
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| Aunt Lyndsie and Uncle Jeff provided us with a couple hour's paint job |
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| a tent provided some out-of-the-house fun |
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| which sometimes functioned as a nudist colony |
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| we never did make it to sleeping outside |
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| perfect heat relief: slip n' slide |
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| after another painting session |
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| 2 ridiculous, but happy girls |
