You're About to be Redirected to the New Home of Ground Control to Major Mom: Isn't the Point of a Vacation to Rest and Be Ready to Work Again?

But after a weekend like this one, it'll be hard to plunge back into move-preparations! The packers are coming in 24 hours! We had a wonderful time with friends who we'll miss when we move.

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Linville Falls with the Warlicks: Chuck, Wendy and Daniel.

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My new favorite picture of my boys.

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Linville "upper" Falls.

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Discovery Place.

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In celebration of July 4th, the "Einstein's Corner" did a science lecture for the kids about the "fire triangle" (fuel, oxygen, heat) and how to make explosions. Here's the fireball from igniting a balloon filled with hydrogen. :-)

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The Kapla blocks. I could not peel Dave away from this...Jake's participating in a building contest here, whoever made the tallest structure in 10 minutes won a prize. Jake didn't win.