We got the house all in order for our little family surprise party :)
We got the trick candles for the old man
Ian picked out the SpongeBob card of course
opening presents
What happened on this day November 13 in History**************************************
1775- US troops capture Montreal, during the American Revolution
1927-The Holland Tunnel, linking New York City with Jersey City, New Jersey opens to traffic after 7 years of construction.
1940-Walt Disney animated masterpiece Fantasia premiers in New York City
1942-The US government lowers the minimum military draft age from 21 to 18
1945-Ethiopia & Panama join the United Nations
1946-Artificial snow was first used by skiers
1956-Racial Segregation on public buses is ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court
1968-The animated feature Yellow Submarine staring the voices & music of Beatles premiers
1974-Karen Silkwood a worker who complained of unsafe working conditions at Cimarron Plutonium Plant in Oklahoma dies in a mysterious car accident
**1977-The Al Capp comic strip Lil Abner appears in the newspaper for the last time
1982-The Vietnam Veterans memorial is dedicated in Washington DC
1985-A huge mudslide buries the city of Armero Colombia, killing 23,000 people
1995-A bomb kills 7 people, including 5 Americans at a military facility in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
1999-Lennox Lewis wins a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield to become the world heavy weight champion
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You share a birthday with:
1949- Whoopi Goldberg-actress
1954- Chris Noth actor from tv roles law & order, sex & the city
1967-Steve Zahn-actor from movies like that thing you do
There were others but I did not recognize them at all.
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Cost of living in 1977:
inflation rate 6.5%
Year end close Dow Jones industrial Av. 831
Interest rates year end Federal Reserve 7.75%
Cost for a new home $50,000.
Average income per year $15,000.
Monthly Rent $240.
Cost of Gas .65 cents
After driving the first thing the kids did was jump on the beds, to break them in :)
Ian never smiles like neither does Daniel
Had Dinner at Medieval Times
Go Red Knight... WooHoo
Alana caught the flower the Red Knight threw to her
The kids with the King & Princess
Ian just wants his sword
5 boys 1 girl
how excited I look while everyone else is in the background just chatting and I'm trying to control my kids, this will be fun.
Grandma Collins with the little ones while the adults are on a ride
We never found Mickey but we found this bear guy by splash Mountain
Tarzan's Tree House
Ian & Grandpa
on the Jungle Cruise
Honey I shrunk the audience glasses
Knots Berry Farm
the kids 1st meeting with Snoopy
their 1st ride was woodstock airmail
Alana's 1st Roller Coaster was the sierra sidewinder, which Ian was very upset about he missed it by half an inch and was crying because he was too small, it was cute yet funny :)
This picture is funny because Daniel is holding on for dear life and Alana is not.
Calico Mine Ride (kind of boring) its slow and you slide into the next person next to you but in each cart is 6 people so if your the last person you will be squeezed.
the kids driving the Bumper Cars
Ian & I sitting out while Alana & Daniel go on a water ride that Ian once again was too small.
Daniel got soaked on Bigfoot Rapids
Ian & Daniel on the Ferris Wheel, while Alana & I go on Bigfoot again.
Daniel went looking for a charlie brown shirt for Ian and we later found a Lucy shirt too.
The Peanuts gang show
mmm,mmm good (churros & Funnel Cake)
Had a great day at knotts berry, but it was time to go to sleep so that we could get up and leave. Here is our family picture of us on the log ride which the kids loved.
