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Mom finally made my name! It's been what? Over 2-1/2 years. I knew it said Rowan.
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I did get to hang out with old friends during the winter vacation.
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Mom made me some pants. I like my pirate pants. They go with my Swedish slippers.
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Tonight we went back to the Tacoma Zoo. Followers of my blog will know that this is the other zoo that I had a bad fall at. Well, we went at night to see the Zoo Lights. I went with my folks and Grandma Jeanie. There was a rainbow. I really liked it. Please know that Mom's camera is not doing justice tot he actual experience.
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I'm by the rainbow! See how happy I am?
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I had to hold Dad's hand so that I would not get any head injuries.
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We walked through that!
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We stopped for an ice cream. It was really good-cotton candy flavor. The steam is from Dad's coffee. We sat outside so that we could enjoy all the pretty lights.
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The view.
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The
aquarium was open. I saw sharks!
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We walked back up to the car. That bright spot is the scotch brite triangle on the back of my raincoat. I got a light up wand with fiber optics that changes colors. It is cool!