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Sawyer’s 12th birthday, with his traditional donut cake!\u00a0 \u00a0His party was a guys only camping overnight with buddies,\u00a0 complete with lots of hotdogs, a potato gun\/rocket, and another birthday cake, this time a regular chocolate cake.
\n\"\"<\/a>I had a huge!!! lemon meringue pie – that was yummy!
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It is a marvelous gift to be able to “do” life with our South African kids.\u00a0 From everyday stuff to big celebrations, these are the frosting on the cake that is ministry for us here.<\/p>\n

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Elaina & Sawyer & Noni too, with their home made paddles in their thrift store boat, on the reservoir on the farm where we live.<\/p><\/div>\n

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