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the hat
aunt naomi and uncle matt bought jackson an awesome “old man hat” at an antique shop in downtown frederick when they visited during christmas. it must have belonged to a very small old man at one point, but now it fits our 2 1/2 year old quite well. and he loves to wear it. whenever…
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trick-or-treating, night one
jackson is finally old enough this year to dress up and take out for some good, old-fashioned trick-or-treating! hurrah! night one of our quest for candy led us to hood college, in the heart of the city of frederick. the historic college has some famous alumnae in spence circles (hoodlums — you know who you…
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dave’s birthday at the railroad
when asked how he wanted to spend his 33rd birthday, dave responded with a big idea — let’s take a day trip to the strasburg railroad in pennsylvania! and so we did. the trip north took a bit longer than expected, but we arrived by noon to see a parking lot full of visitors and…