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Family photo before leaving.
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The 4th was hosted by the American Assoc. of Singapore
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and paid for in part by a bunch of other companies
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it's funny...
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but once she got that first taste, she ate almost the whole thing!
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it was kind of rainy...I was worried there would be no fireworks.
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the parrot told Elanor's fortune
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Elanor's fortune.
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Elanor's goddess...Durga
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Elanor loved her windmill
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the big food tent
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The American Club...which we won't join because the join fee is like a month or two of salary.
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the stage
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Ravi and Ella...love the look on her face
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and now she looks exasperated
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glowsticks are great distractions
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the colorguard while they played the Singapore and American national anthems
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the girl scouts sung along to the national anthems
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the stage during the national anthems...by the way, the crowd got a bit fuzzy on the middle of "The Star Spangled Banner"
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fireworks!
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fireworks
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fireworks
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this year Ellie was way more into the fireworks than anything else (unlike last year when the ball we'd bought for at the smithsonian was considered more exciting than fireworks)
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Ben and Jerry's balloon
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End of the night...she got FOUR balloons!
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MY BALLOONS
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My mini raver
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My favorite picture of the evening...my happy girl.
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Fighting sleep in the cab ride home.