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| One of the kids took this picture. It turned out rather pretty. |
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| Daisy's habitat. Bless her egg-laying heart. |
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| Melissa finishing the hors d'oeuvres. |
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| Watching "The Christmas Story." |
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| Jarom's leg lamp ornament. |
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| Good ol' Ralphy. |
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| James and Bryson had a gun fight. I wish Bryson's face hadn't turned out blurry, but you can still see the pure joy. |
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| Jarom preparing the apricot-glazed pork roast. |
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| This is Rosie. When we learned she was a dude, we renamed "her" Roosevelt. |
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| James begins the chase. |
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| Roosevelt thought he would be safe under the jungle gym. |
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| He didn't have a prayer. |
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| It's hard to take a life--especially when it's looking right at you. |
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| Tessa helps hold the feet. |
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| Preparing to make the first slice. |
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| Feeling for the pulse. |
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| Dipping the bird in hot water helps the feathers to come off easier. |
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| Helping to pull all the feathers off. |
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| The kids played with the chicken feet. |
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| When James started pulling out the innards, the kids got really grossed out. |
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| Marie kept her ears covered because she didn't want to hear the crunching of bone. |
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| Ben thought he was going to be sick. |
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| Roosevelt's final resting place. |
