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4th of July - The End of Institute

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The baby has not come yet, and we are praying that he will stay in till at least Wednesday! 

Kas is doing well but remains quite uncomfortable (She is over 40 weeks pregnant anyway). She went with her family to a neat nature park and saw some wild animals and things. They saw some fireworks on the 4th but the show started later than everyone was anticipating. 

I enjoyed a pretty amazing festival/fair near the Arkansas river in Tulsa where they shot off huge fireworks and had lots of country music and jumbo corn dogs. They also had one hot air balloon that was tied down but folks were taking little rides on it. It was fun to reflect on the many happy Independence days of my youth. 

I got my final assignment as a second grade teacher at Walt Whitman Elementary and we are so eager for my training to be over so we can be reunited as a family and welcome the baby into the world. The doctor will induce Kas on Friday if she still hasn't delivered so for sure a week from today we will have a little kidling amongst us. 


We were told these glasses would
show us the fireworks "in 3D" . . . 
From left: Anna (OKC corps), Katherine (My co-teacher/Tulsa corps)
Derek (OKC corps), and Jacob (My room mate/Tulsa corps)

The Tulsa skyline and the Festival

Fireworks . . . pretty good show! 

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  1. David WilliamsJuly 7, 2013 at 4:33 PM

    Did the 3D glasses work?

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  2. girliegirlJuly 9, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    Haha yeah, that's what I wanted to know. Did they?

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    1. GregJuly 14, 2013 at 5:21 PM

      No, but they worked GREAT as incentive rewards for my 1st graders! ha ha

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