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Mitchell's Sixth Birthday
Mitchell
turned six in January. His actual birthday was during the week,
so we had our own celebration at home with a big birthday cookie.
Mitchell was extremely excited over receiving a new Giant
Microbe! The following Saturday we had a pool party at the
Faith
Community Center. We played in the pool for awhile, and
then we had ice cream, cake, and games in one of the activity
rooms. Mitchell's buddies all came out in the lousy weather
to have some fun!
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Besides
the new "Mange" Giant
Microbe, Mitchell
received two new WALL-E movie robots
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Nothing
says "birthday party" like a good game of
"Pin the Sunglasses on the Weather Frog"
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Mitchell
bombs Daddy in the pool with
one of the water cannons
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With
his buddies looking on, the birthday boy
takes care of those burning candles
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Christmas
at the Benson's
It's
the biggest day of the year at the Benson's, and this year
was better than ever! We spent Christmas Eve going to the
Children's
Museum and then candlelight service at church. Santa brought
a couple of new Giant
Microbes and some new WALL-E robots. And on Saturday we
saw cousin Suzi and family at Al's brother Ted's home in Plainfield.
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Mitchell
and Daddy do the Christmas Slide
at the Indianapolis Children's
Museum |
How
we were ever able to get everyone in
front of the tree for a picture, we'll never know |
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Uncle
"Big Bill" Hail sent this cool voice-
changer. Now Mitchell sounds like a robot! |
Mitchell
and his cousin Sam become quite
the jokesters when they get together |
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Trick
Or Treat Time!
There's
no question -- we sure enjoy the month of October at The Benson's!
We put up the Hallowe'en decorations, go out to the Millennium
Farms Pumpkin Patch to get our pumpkins, and try
to do some interesting pumpkin carving. The past couple of years
we have attended the "Trunk-Or-Treat" event at the
Redeemer
Lutheran Church on the corner. And of course, last but not
least, Mitchell and his neighborhood friends all get together
to trick-or-treat on Hallowe'en night.
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Mitchell
tries to scare some of the
"trunkers" into giving him some treats |
Mitchell
shows off this year's pumpkin
carvings...
a "Scooby Doo" and a "Hoot Owl"
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Robin
was minding her own business, passing out
treats from the trunk, when this alien appeared! |
The
trick-or-treat gang (Henry Jacobsen, Lily
Huber and Mitchell) encounter a flying ghost! |
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Fun
In The Fall
Fall
is here and we have had mostly very warm weather. And, with
Fall, comes the Potawatomi Indian Festival in Attica (with
the parade!), the Feast
of the Hunters' Moon at Fort Ouiatenon near West Lafayette
(with The
Amazing Budabi Brothers juggling act!), and of course,
one or two trips out to the Millennium
Farms Pumpkin Patch near Oxford (with a bouncy castle,
pony ride, barrel ride and hay ride!) Next up is one of Mitchell's
favorites...Halloween!
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This
John Deere 720 in the parade is almost identical
to the one that Allen drove when he was a kid! |
Mitchell
is ready to start cutting soy beans in
Wilbur and Greg Pearson's massive combine |
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So Long, Summer
Summer
has officially ended, even though the weather is still nice and
warm. We had great fun this year, going to the pools, playing in
the Purdue fountains, and going to the parks. We got in one last
visit to Tropicanoe Cove on Sunday of Labor Day, and visited Dispennett's
Orchard on Monday. Mitchell has started kindergarten and is now
trying to decide what to wear for Halloween! And it's really
hard to realize that Christmas is only three months away!
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Mitchell
spent a large portion of our last visit to
Tropicanoe Cove in the sand area |
The
church down the street had a carnival and
Mitchell decided to try some face-painting |
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It
is always fun to take a trip to Dispennett's
Apple Orchard. There's more to see than just apples! |
We
discovered the the tree near the garage
has a perfect little "seat" for a bird's-eye view |
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Fourth
Of July Celebration
Beginning
with some "warm-up fireworks" in the backyard Thursday
night, the holiday weekend was filled with great fun. The parade
Friday morning was a great success for the neighborhood. We spent
that afternoon at the home of friends Mike and Robin Max, and then
took in the Purdue fireworks that night. Neighbor Toby Schmidt held
his annual fireworks party Saturday night, and then Al and Mitch
had their first real outdoor campout...in a tent, in the backyard.
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The
Wabash Shores Parade makes its
way down Indian Trail Drive Friday morning |
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Allen's
life-long friend Mike Max instructs
Mitchell on how to make a good toss |
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Most
of the kids were still around after
refreshments to pose with the fire truck |
Mitchell
and Allen settle in late Saturday night
with popcorn and Bugs Bunny videos in the tent |
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