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| "JOSIAH IS BORN!" Vacation trip |
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| All packed and ready to go! |
| Josiah David Acker (My Grandson) was born on 8 April 2006 at 6:30 P.M. On 10 April we hit the road for South Carolina to see the new arrival. |
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| Our traditional visit to the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlingburg. |
| Picnicing at a rest stop in Indiana. |
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| Ma and Pa Acker and baby Josiah |
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| The Acker homestead |
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| Everybody gets to hold the new baby. |
| On most of the days Ruth stayed home with Crystal and helped her out while she recovered. Jon worked. I took the kids out and excercised them. There were a few times when we all were able to get out. |
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| Greenville Zoo |
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| Hiking in Paris Mountain State Park |
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| The kids spent an hour playing in the park right outside the Greenville Zoo - our original agenda for the day.. |
| Ruth was able to come with us to Table Rock Park |
| On 17 Apr Jon had the day off, so we got the whole clan outside for a trip to Hollywild. It's a place were some of the animals were celebrities, but are now retired. |
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| Hollywild also has Safari tours using modified buses that allowed us to feed and pet the animals. |
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| Falls Park in downtown Greeneville. |
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| Pictures for 2006 |