Quasquincentenial. That is what we celebrated this week in Chadron. Please do not be tempted to think that because the star on the map is big, that this is actually larger than any of the other cities on the map.
This weekend Helen, Jane and I got to go to a parade while Ryan stitched everyone up who came into the ER. We sat next to a young set of grandparents who taught Helen all about waving to get candy. They also encouraged her to dart out in the street to get all the candy she could. Everyone had a great time. Helen’s favorite parts of the parade were the necklaces and the little plastic basketball that she kicks like a soccer ball. I have about 4 pounds of tootsie rolls to work through.
Here is a picture of the best tractor/farmer combination we saw. The adopted grandparents were really impressed that Helen knew all about tractors.
I am also including a picture of the representatives of United States Forest Service and Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands. I had never seen a mule wagon in a parade before and thought I would include it for a good time.
Here is Helen with our 1978 Candy Land Bingo game that I picked up at a garage sale. Clearly she loves it.
Jane just seems to be getting chubbier and chubbier. She was at the 90th percentile for weight at her 2 month visit and appears to be continuing just fine along that curve. I am surprised to have such a chunky baby since Helen clings to the 3rd percentile.
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So...was Ryan stitching up all of the people who were silly enough to be darting into the road to pick up candy, and thus got run over by a mule train? It sounds like a good time to me! Ella-marie is very jealous of the beautiful beads that Helen got. But don't worry, she loves her anyway. We miss you!
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