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| Gracie feeding a Texas Longhorn Calf |
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| Taylor was called onto stage to feed this lamb |
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| Papa and Taylor in front of a antique tractor |
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| Taylor making rope |
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| Taylor took this picture near the Zonkey and the Zorse |
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| Howdy |
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| That's a lot of legless turkeys |
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| A pretty farmer |
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| Taylor enjoying some Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Ice Cream from Handel's in Upland |
Got to meet Scott Hatteberg tonight in the pressbox during he A's/Angels Series. Scott was the former teammate of my college outfield coach Bobby Lee. He was also a key character in the book and movie "Moneyball" based on the creation of the mid 2000's Oakland A's franchise.
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| The Bronze Star is a U.S. Armed Forces individual military decoration that is awarded for bravery or acts of merit. It's the 4th highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces. He was a member of the 75th Infantry Division during World War II in the European Theater. |
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| Watching the whales from the shore... |
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| A family photo at San Luis Bay... |
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| Gracie showing us where we spent our morning watching the Whales... |
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| "Save me some of that corn..." |
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| "Please don't bite me, please don't bite me, please don't bite me..." |
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| I bet you can't bite my finger goat!... |
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| On a hayride on our way to pick apples and vegetables... |
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| Gracie picking Empire apples at the Avila Farm... |
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| Are these gluten free?... |
This is a picture of the pool at the prestigious Claremont Club....
 This is our Claremont "Klub"  |
| Pool/Spa/Drink tub/Trashcan |
We had a fun afternoon riding our bikes from Brookhurst to Main St. in Huntington Beach. That's 6 miles roundtrip...and Gracie rode her bike the whole way. We got to see some characters from Star Wars at the pier...
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| Boba Fett |
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| Stormtrooper |
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| Not everyday that your see a legend... |
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| Peter Mayhew |
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| Free Otter Pops at the pier |
It was a great day. We started off with a bike ride to the Claremont Independence Day Carnival. Had lunch in the Downtown Claremont Village. That night we went to the Forsee's for our traditional 4th of July Party...
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| Having a great time on the 4th of July. By the way, Karen made the kids' shirts and her own outfit. She also made gluten free watermelon cookies and homemade/homegrown peach salsa for the party. I made stuffed jalapeños wrapped in bacon. |
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| Sparklers are always a hit with the kids... |
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| Taylor was the big winner in the Watermelon Eating Contest |
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| My Girls |
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