The Ridenours Visit Fort Wayne

"Good Weather and Fun"

October 22nd thru 30th, 2000

Rick, Lora and Adam showed up on Saturday and it was like moving into the eye of a cyclone. Adam wanted outside at every opportunity and investigated everything...at a dead run. Here dad and Adam built a huge pile of leaves for jumping and throwing. Adam put a whole new meaning to the description, "all boy", and done with a smile that captures your heart.
Adam discovered Aunt Lisa's keyboard in his travels and a musician was born. He actually made some noises that sounded good. Guess grandpa and grandma know what he needs for Christmas.
After close to 20 years in Fort Wayne, grandpa finally made it to Science Central. Here Adam absolutely fell in love with the water cannon and tank. There is something about being able to spray water around that fascinates the little ones. The spray tank flowed into a trough that could be dammed in various configurations with floating items of all shapes and sizes. Grandpa had fun too!
The SUPER maze captured Adam's interest and tested his climbing skills. Yep, that is good ole mom there in the background to make sure no problems developed.

Last, but far from least was a chance to examine your hands in a contour of nails. Adam thought this was slick.

Before anyone starts thinking that Adam was the only one that got involved in the "experiments" at Science Central, here is a shot of our Lora about to test the laws of gravity and friction. Grandma is right there cheering her on. That slide drops two stories into the basement in one heck of a hurry.

A fun day was had by all.

The weekend found us at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo with Craig, Stephanie and Emily. Naturally that gave us two Pooh Bears for the festivities and a corner on the "cute" market.

A well organized alternative to old fashion begging which the little ones enjoyed.

A final shot of brother Craig and his sister Lora with our Emily and Adam.

A GREAT week and fun time!


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