Yes, we know ... it has been awhile.
Pierce had his shots on the 11th and was a champ.
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Last weekend we took a roadtrip to Grandma and Grandpa Houston's farm.
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Uncle Eric came up from Gardner.
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Grandpa showed his "magic hands" ...
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... and Pierce met Great Uncle Tim.
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He got stared at ...
... had a bit of an "accident" on poor Uncle Eric ...
... attended a service at Denmark UCC ...
... hung with Clayton ...
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... and posed with Grandma and Grandpa.
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Baby human met baby bovine ...
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... heard about how orange tractors are supposedly better than green ones ...
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... and saw where he'll ride with Grandpa on his tractor.
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After our visit we all came back to Des Moines. He played ...
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... and practiced being cute.
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We visited our friends the Dillons ...
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... met Grant White ...
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... and went to Avery's birthday party where we spent time with Bryce and Avery's dad Steve!
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Have a great week!