In no particular order, here are scenes from my boy's life.
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At the plant plantation in Costa Rica |
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With one of his many Rican doggies, on the plant plantation |
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The great rain-forest horse-back ride in Costa Rica |
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On a rain-forest hike in Costa Rica with Raul |
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Hot-boy Rain-Forest Dance |
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In Quepos, Costa Rica with "Quepos Bob" & Sue |
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With "Quepos Bob" and Mom |
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Great hotel near Manuel Antonio Nat'l Park in Costa Rica |
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Dining at Manuel Antonio Nat'l Park, Costa Rica |
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Dining at Manuel Antonio Nat'l Park, Costa Rica |
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Dining at Manuel Antonio Nat'l Park, Costa Rica |
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By the sea at Manuel Antonio |
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In a canal between Bahia Golfito and Playa Zancudo |
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Wild-man of Playa Zancudo |
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With another friend at Playa Zancudo |
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En Route from Golfito to San Jose |
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At Sue's friends' house in San Jose |
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At the cool hotel under Volcan Arenal |
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At the snake and butterfly farm near Arenal |
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In the rainforest canopy near Arenal |
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Testing the waters of Mono Lake |
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Pals found on the trail in Mammoth |
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Chowing down on chicken (Bob's eyes in the back). This one before our kitchen cabinet doors were installed. |
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Trying to bend the spoon, because there IS no spoon. |
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On the boat to the Channel Islands |
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Put another candle on that birthday cake |
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Early Family Photo by Ron |
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Perusing the Park in San Diego |
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Balboa Park sculpture with Ben Topping |
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Riding a Niki de Saint Phalle in Balboa Park |
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Boy on Dragon, Balboa Park |
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Ben makes Niki de Saint Phalle's dragon his own |
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Riding high on the dragon |
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Under the de Saint Phalle, Balboa Park |
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There's a boy behind there |
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Scripps Aquarium, San Diego |
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Fingers in the fake tidepool, San Diego |
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Boy with sharks, Scripps Aquarium |
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Somehow appropriate: Ben in shark tank |
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Ben's "Green Machine" wins a few |
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Loving mom at Bucca di Beppo |
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Another Birthday Celebration |
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Another wish to be fulfilled |
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Lovely, just lovely cabin in Big Bear |
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Posing for the phone camera |
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Scary Guy, Halloween, 2004 |
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Scary Guy, Halloween, 2004 |
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Scary Guy, Halloween, 2004 |
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Butterfly boy, at Living Desert, 12/05 |
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Butterfly Boy, Living Desert 12/05 |
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Close Hyena Encounter at Living Desert |
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