Gabrielle Grace

Born Monday, 7/23 at 9:53 AM

6 pounds, 6 ounces

19ish inches long

Gabrielle means "The Lord is my strength"

----Psalm 27 is her mojo.

Grace means "Grace"

Entering Earth's Atmosphere in:

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2......

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And a few more:

Indoctrination into Maine culture

We finally made it to Maine and are busy fulfulling the requirements to gain acceptance here. So far, we have accomplished the following:
1. At least 1 family member must discover a tick attached to their body and scream like a banshee.
2. The eldest son must shoot a small mammal, or in the absence of mammals, a target on a stick from the back porch of grandpa's house: http://www.alanhougham.com/jacobShoots.mpg

We have yet to accomplish:
3. replace the word "cool" with "wicked", "pop" with "soda" and "sure" with "shuya"

The rest of the list is yet to be disclosed...I'll keep you posted.

Final stop: Niagara Falls

Sorry for the delay...I must admit, Niagara wasn't as great as its reputation, but we didn't make it to the Canadian side...they say it's better over there. It was fun walking around the falls though.

Land of Giants

Thursday was uneventful, just a big travel day, but on Wednesday we saw a 60' Jolly Green Giant in Minnesota and a giant cow named Sissy in Wisconsin. On our way to Niagara falls tomorrow!

Petrified Gardens and a Giant Buffalo

Big driving day, but we made time for the petrified gardens in Kadoka, SD and we just had to see the giant buffalo in Oacoma, SD. Lots of dinosaur stuff at the gardens, like this Titanothere head.

Mt. Rushmore and the local wildlife

Mt. Rushmore was AMAZING! A bit of trivia:

-Abe Lincoln has a 16 inch mole that can't be seen from the ground

-George Washington has a 21 foot nose, everyone else has a 20 foot nose. It seems old George holds the same distiction as yours truly!

Little Big Horn

Made a quick stop at Little Bighorn on Sunday afternoon. A sobering memorial, for sure.