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By Sarah

Go HHS!  I was more than happy to meet one of my best friends from high school, Melissa Schmidt, at the Aquarium when she was in Denver for the weekend.  This was the first time she got to meet all of my children in real life, but she said that thanks to Facebook, she felt like she already knew them & loved them before that day even came.  It was fun to see that some things, like talking with my friend, never change.

Kaelah and Michelle were delighted to see "real" mermaids!  All the excitement of Disney World for a few minutes there.  Dan and I were quite impressed with the swimmers' ability to mouth words under water.  They looked so comfortable down there.  No wonder my girls were believers!


After Melissa had to leave the Aquarium, Dan suggested we go to Casa Bonita before heading home.  I hadn't been there since high school and they had never been there, so I was game!  Although the kids liked the divers and Mexican food and rides, Kaelah became a huge fan of magic due to the magic show.  She really wants to go to a "magic store" for Christmas and pick out things to help her "be magic" too.  So fun.


I know she had a great time when she actually asked to have her picture taken in front of the fountain!

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