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Between the crummy weather, our travel schedule, Kevin being swamped at work and my reduced motivation due to the pregnancy, our back yard and lots of other household chores had been neglected so far this season. This past weekend, our Daddy worked his tail end off around the house getting the yard in decent shape, getting ready for the instillation of our new heat pump (AWWW) and starting in on Clara's "Big Girl" room! We celebrated with an impromptu shrimp boil and dinner on the patio! Clara likes to help out whenever she can too - above she is helping shuck the corn.
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Then she enjoyed playing on her slides, including the new one from Anthony and Samantha (below). It has a cute little clubhouse door and so she got in it, shut the door behind her and said, "I am an animal and this is my cage."
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Soon she was on to some artwork on her easil...
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And before long, the shrimp boil was ready to eat! A little rustic in presentation, but it sure hit the spot!
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Eating corn on the cob was the hit of the night with our gal!
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