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Dad and Alex enjoy some time at the park with the rest of the family
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Alex clearly isn't ready for the camera
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This is one beautiful plant
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Char sits behind a dazzling fountain
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Alex walking in the grass in the park
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Alex enjoys the scenery
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Looking at the American and Confederate flags
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Looking at some dogs who died helping protect others
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Beautiful scenery with a beautiful lake
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Sarah and Deanna get food for the family
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The kids enjoy a mid-day meal
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Some geese want in on the fun
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This goose hears about all the fun and wants to join in
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Char is proud of her dot-to-dot picture so far!
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We take a break at a rest stop
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We head into Murfreesboro, Arkansas
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Alex goes to check out the General Store
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Alex and Char have some fun on the Kangaroo Jumper
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We also want to check out the General Store
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Andy and Deanna take a picture by the General Store
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We look at other cabins while walking to ours
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We continue looking at the other cabins while walking to ours
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Uh-oh, We're in jail!
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The beds where Alex and Char sleep
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Alex and Char are not happy
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Alex finds a bathtub that dosen't look too clean
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We also find a bank
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Then Alex and Char enjoy time in a corn pit
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They also find some beautiful scenery
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They keep looking and find more beautiful scenery
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This is where Alex and Char enjoy some time in a corn pit
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Alex finds a go-kart and a course to ride it on
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Char does some crazy jumps on the Kangaroo Jumper
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Char does some more crazy jumps on the Kangaroo Jumper
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Char does some MORE crazy jumps on the Kangaroo Jumper
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We find a foam party and play in it
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Char gets a foam wig
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Alex and Char smile for the camera
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Char almost gets a lot of foam dumped on her
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Even Andy comes in to enjoy the fun
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Then Alex comes in to take a picture with Char and Andy
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They look very messy, but are having a fun time
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Alex got very messy
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Then he realizes he's very messy, and is suprised
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We find a playground
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Alex finds something that looks fun
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Alex finally decides to try the Kangaroo Jumper
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He has a great time
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He also makes some jumps on the Kangaroo Jumper
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He makes some more jumps
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Here is the go-kart track
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Deanna's sunglasses got messy from the foam party
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Alex and Char sit on the Kangaroo Jumper
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Alex and Char have fun jumping on the Kangaroo Jumper
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Char has some fun on the Kangaroo Jumper
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Char's hair is going crazy as she jumps on the Kangaroo Jumper
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Char's hair goes even more crazy while she's jumping
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Char's hair goes even MORE crazy while she jumps
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A view of the General Store and the Bank
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A beuatiful view of Lake Greeson
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Another beautiful view of Lake Greeson
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Another beautiful view of Lake Greeson
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A view of the trees behind Lake Greeson
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Char get stuck in a spider web
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We also find some cowboys and cowgirls and horses
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We also find a fire pit
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Char and Alex got in trouble
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Char wanted to be in trouble for a bit longer
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After the western town, we find a diamond digging center
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The entrance is this way!
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Alex, Sarah, Deanna, and Char head out to hopefully find diamonds
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Deanna gets her hands dirty looking for diamonds while Alex just watches
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Andy films Deanna digging
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Deanna stops for a minute to rest
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Deanna gets back to work
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We all get in on the action except Andy
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We all smile for the camera
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Then we all go back to work
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A view of the site
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A bigger view of the site
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After digging, we go over to the sifting site
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We start sifting and trying to find diamonds
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Char helps Alex sift while Deanna continues sifting
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We sift out the dirt to hopefully find diamonds
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While Deanna and Char sift, Alex plays with the water
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We continue sifting
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We all smile for a picture
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We all start sifting again after the picture
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A sign for diamond hunting tips
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Deanna found a diamond (not really)
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We countinue sifting after finding the diamond (not really)
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The dirt may contain diamonds, we need to check
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The sifting process is in action
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We smile for the camera while the sifting process occurs
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Too bad this wasn't a real diamond!
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This is what it looked like after the sifting process occurs
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Deanna picks up some of this stuff
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Alex gets covered in the foam!
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Char and Alex both get almost buried in all the foam!
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Alex comes out covered head to toe in foam!
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Char has lots of corn on her
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Deanna and Andy enjoy the sunset at Lake Greeson
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Alex also enjoys the sunset at Lake Greeson
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Alex, Char, and Deanna enjoy the sunset on a bench together
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We enjoy time at the fire pit
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Deanna, Sarah, and Char smile for the camera while they sift
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Andy takes a picture at a sign about a famous diamond and its finder
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Char and Alex stand near a big container that holds a lot of water
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We toke our findings to an inspector to see what we could find
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Crater of Diamonds sign
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They go to Crater of Diamonds
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We leave Tennessee and head into Arkansas
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We leave Arkansas and head into Mississippi
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We leave Kentucky and head into Tennessee
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