{"id":622,"date":"2010-01-31T14:46:40","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T22:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliver.ma.ttson.net\/?p=622"},"modified":"2010-01-31T14:46:40","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T22:46:40","slug":"visiting-the-shepherds-in-tuscon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliver.ma.ttson.net\/?p=622","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the Shepherds in Tuscon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our airplane ride was the most scary thing mommy and daddy have ever been on! The pilot said to hold your infants tight because there may be some turbulence\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6he wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t joking! We went every direction possible. When we finally landed the whole plane clapped, mommy was shaking and teary eyed and daddy was hoping to not use the barf bag. As you can see, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t move a muscle and slept the entire time. Oh yea, they closed the airport after we landed, thank goodness! <\/p>\n

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Daddy was entertaining me\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6help!<\/p>\n

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My Auntie Renee\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6I sure do love her!<\/p>\n

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Auntie Renee made daddy come eat breakfast with everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6she put the big comfy oversized chair in the kitchen for me to sleep on. She thinks of everything!<\/p>\n

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Uncle Dave, can I look at pictures on your phone?<\/p>\n

Oliver is very into watching Carter!<\/p>\n

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Smile Camden!<\/p>\n

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A visit to Biosphere 2 http:\/\/www.b2science.org\/<\/a> I was so tired I snoozed the whole time. Roma\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hat kept me nice and warm – it was very windy and cold, we even saw some snow that was blowing over from the mountains.<\/p>\n

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Auntie Renee and Carter checking out what they could see through the telescope.<\/p>\n

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My what a big eye you have Auntie Renee!<\/p>\n

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Camden being silly!<\/p>\n

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Carter creating a new fad\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6sunglasses on the outside of your hood, stylin!<\/p>\n

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The Shepherds! What a cute family!<\/p>\n

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Camden running around, he was having so much fun, but both boys had 2 left feet and kept crashin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 & burnin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122!<\/p>\n

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Snow in the mountains, this happened overnight! <\/p>\n

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Inside the Biosphere, exploring while waiting for our tour to start.<\/p>\n

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The cans above contained water. During the Cold War, the US govn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stockpiled enough water to serve the 50-60 million \u00e2\u20ac\u0153shelterees\u00e2\u20ac\u009d expected to take refuge in the community fallout shelters. Water was stored in 17.5 gallon steel drums designed to service five individuals for two weeks (one quart per person per day).  Small cans of water were also stored in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153safe\u00e2\u20ac\u009d govn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t locations for use by military and civilian personnel.<\/p>\n

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Some of the Biosphere, we discovered lemon trees in here.<\/p>\n

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One of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lungs\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Inside the Biosphere, this is where the ocean was, all of this water was trucked in (over a million or so gallons) and it included a coral reef. <\/p>\n

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Above the rocks are the mangrove trees, these were brought in from Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6on the way to the Biosphere they happened to get stuck in customs because someone though they were mango trees.<\/p>\n

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\"IMG_3572\"<\/a> Inside the desert<\/p>\n

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Under the Biosphere.<\/p>\n

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The Ocean from below.<\/p>\n

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Moments that all mommies love!<\/p>\n

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Daddy calls this the Moon Base\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but that isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t what it really is, possibly a meeting place?<\/p>\n

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Outside the Biosphere.<\/p>\n

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Uncle Jeff is a silly guy!<\/p>\n

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More snow! The mountains were covered by the time we came out of our tour. We had a great time and look forward to going back next time we come to visit.<\/p>\n

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Ladies\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 (Carter, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be sure to get rid of this picture so mommy and daddy can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t show your first girlfriend)<\/p>\n

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Time for a trolley ride. The trolley we rode on was from Japan and was purchased for $800, however it cost $2,300 to ship over from Japan. Oops!<\/p>\n

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How could you not love that adorable face!<\/p>\n

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Once again, here I am sleeping, I love my Moby Wrap!<\/p>\n

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Daddy and Carter sharing some frozen yogurt, yummy! I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait until I can finally have a bite.<\/p>\n

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Family picture of the Shepherds.<\/p>\n

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Ready to get back on the trolley!<\/p>\n

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Trying on mommy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new sunglasses.<\/p>\n

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Camden is petting my tummy, I loved playing with him!<\/p>\n

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Playtime at the park that is down the way.<\/p>\n

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Auntie Renee making me laugh!<\/p>\n

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To all those people that drive like mad men, this is what I think about you!<\/p>\n

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Playing on the Boppy with Auntie Renee.<\/p>\n

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\"IMG_3823\"<\/a> Time for dinner.<\/p>\n

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I love my mommy!<\/p>\n

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And she loves me!<\/p>\n

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Aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t we handsome!<\/p>\n

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Thanks for the kisses daddy, they mean the world to me!<\/p>\n

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Checking out the flight museum.<\/p>\n

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This was the 3rd largest flight museum in the US.<\/p>\n

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Look Mommy, we found the plane to park in the front of the house!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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