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Upon arriving at Hillsborough River State Park, we halved a table with a Thomas the Train spread for Jarin and a Barbie-themed spread for Ashlyn and set their presents on the respective sides.
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There was also a combination cake to appease both Jarin's love of cars and Ashlyn's love of horses.
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Lots of "off-roading" to be enjoyed in Jarin's Jeep that he got for Christmas.
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Meanwhile, Ashlyn collected some of the flying bugs that were everywhere.
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She amassed a good-sized colony.
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After Jarin tired of the Jeep, he and mommy had a few rounds of catching the velcr…I mean, fabric hook-and-loop fastener-covered ball.
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Once he quit closing his eyes every time the ball came toward him, he started doing pretty good.
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Even Sammy played catch with a frisb…I mean, flying disc.
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It's pretty obvious this dog would probably do well in competition if given some training.
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After bug-hunting, Ashlyn inflated a few balloons—and subsequently enjoyed watching them fly around as they deflated.
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Dad and Kent spent a while playing with the horseshoes and rings.
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Then it was time to whack the piñata.
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It was pretty tough. Had the kids been older, we might not have used so soft a bat.
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Both kids took numerous turns at cracking it.
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The wings finally fell off and the kids ultimately knocked it open. Sorry, no pictures of that since I had my cousin's video camera on the roll by that time.
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