Category: Adventures
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Prairie Days
Friday evening we went down to Pawnee to explore Prairie Days, aka eat fried fatty foods and watch Grayson ride rides. One of the first things we did was ride the cars. These were same cars that have been at fairs and carnivals for the last 40 years. You know the ones with the groovy…
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Mrs. and Mr.
A rare photo of Mrs and Mr. Shoo together. Rare in that one of us is usually behind the camera or trying to wrangle up the kidlet.
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Little Red Monster
The little monster discovered the beauty of red dirt. The beauty being everything turns red when you rub the dirt on it. Another adventure in our Kauai trip, we stopped at the remnants of the Russian Fort Elizabeth. Grayson had been trapped in the car for the 1.5 hour car ride and was ready to play. “My…
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Helicopter Ride
After pointing in the sky for the last two days, Grayson got to ride in a helicopter!
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What does the horsey say?
Trying to capture the days when $.50 keeps him busy.
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Beach bums
Found this guy taking a snooze on the beach today. Even a sign telling everyone to leave him alone. Grammy Lynne and her Graybug The family has been mostly on their best behavior, but I did manage to find a couple of crabs. Yup, can’t make this up. Sarah modeling one of her personal…
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Hello from paradise
The Shoos are transplanted in a tropical paradise, here’s a recap from day 1. While the Midwest is getting hit an early spring snow storm we’re enjoying some sun and fun. We’ve got a full crew. Grayson and his Bob-pa This little guy survived 10 1/2 hours on planes. We were expecting…
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8.25 Miles
This was a tough run. Both Mrs. Shoo and I didn’t eat the best lunch for the post-afternoon run. It was windy and cold. The only thing that helped us get through the last 2 miles was the reward of Sonic. Side note: don’t disappoint your running buddy by getting a Grape Slush instead of…
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7 Miles
Half Marathon training progress- This was supposed to be a 8 mile run, but after the previous weekend was spent nursing ourselves back from the Noro virus, seven was an acceptable amount. Running stats: 1 cat call.