We took the kids to
Martin Luther King park in Corvallis last week.
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The parking lot had an odd safety feature. To prevent you from hitting the rails in the parking lot...
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They put a moat in front of it.
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The kids playing on the swings. Remember doing that when you were a kid? I do.
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Henry is sopping wet.
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We took a walk along the path which had a stream running alongside. The kids stopped often to get even more drenched.
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Last Saturday was Max's birthday, Felice made a fish piƱata for the festivities.
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One of my Taig lathe guys made this lifesize Bender (from Futurama). He's putting up
posts showing the construction on his new blog.