A Hunter's Tale

During vacation, Jared started telling Charlie hunting stories to try to settle him down at night.  It didn't always work, but now Charlie has a story of his own.  

Once upon a time...

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Transcript:

There was a deer hunter named Jared.  So, the deer hunter named Jared got out of his bed and got his camouflage on and was waiting down by the garage door. And, the friend named Katy got her camouflage clothes on.  And, they drove to the hunting spot with Jared's pickup, and they got out of the pickup truck, and they got in the hunting spot.  They looked that way [turning head from left to right] and that way, that way, that way, and that way, and that way, and that way, and they looked some more. And then, they heared crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunchy, crunchy, and they saw deer walking by the huntin' blind.  And, the hunter named Jared put his gun up then got the deer.  And, the hunter named Jared put it in his truck and drove to the hunting spot and drove home.  They ate it for their dinner.

The End

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Vacation Ends

The day after we arrived at Baldy Lake, Clara lost her first tooth!  Luckily, the tooth fairy knew how to find us.  She left a gold dollar for Clara.   We spent the rest of the week splashing and floating in the water, picking (or eating) bushels of blueberries, treasure hunting, fishing (but not catching), and relaxing.  What a great vacation!

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Vacation Starts

We spent the first part of our summer vacation in Ohio with the Ward family.  We spent a day getting dirty at the Mud Ninja obstacle race.  It was a family event, but the kids were not interested in hugging, or even high fiving, when we crossed the finish line.  The rest of the weekend was full of wrestling, snuggling, and rest.

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Third Time's a Charm

We have had Clara's birthday party at a local park with a playground and kiddie pool for the past two years. The first year, on Clara's third birthday, Clara learned the hard way not to drink the pool water.  She had a messy accident on the playground in her bathing suit.  The second year, on Clara's fourth birthday, she woke up vomiting before the party even started!  Although the previous two parties have been successful overall, this one was the best, and I owe it to my mom.  She prepared everything while I went fishing.  I do feel a little guilty.

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A Good Day Fishing...

...is better than any day in the office.  I took a day off to go fishing with my two favorite men - my dad and Jared.  We chartered a boat and went striped bass fishing near Cuttyhunk Island off the coast of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.  This is the third year that my dad has attempted this trip with Jared.  Their first year, they didn't even go on the boat because the weather was so terrible.  The second year - another storm.  Trying to make up for the previous year, they went out on the boat anyway, but probably should have stayed at the docks.  The waves were impressive, but the fishing was not.  This year, I went along too, and we couldn't have had a better day.  Everyone contributed to the haul, which overflowed the coolers.  Third time's a charm!

 

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