I never met Mr. Marino but I know that he was a really cool guy who liked a lot of the same things I do. He liked being outside and playing in the woods and climbing trees and his daughter told us he even liked ice cream too. He died on September 11th in the bombing of the World Trade Centers. Every year we remember him by decorating Mr. Marino's Clubhouse and writing about him so other people can remember him too. We are praying for his family today.

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**** Hello to all still reading Ben and Noah's Blog*****

We are truly grateful for all the wonderful emails wondering where the kids are and what they have been up to. We are going to put up a photo montage of all the wonderful things they have been doing over the last month. This blog had been hit by some hackers......each and every entry, comment and picture had messages attached to them and sent to our email account each and everyday for the past 3 weeks.....thousands of emails soliciting very questionable stuff has been jamming our inbox and filling it to capacity daily. It has taken us nearly a month to sort it all out and close all those "doors" the bad guys were coming in through. I apologize for not posting sooner. The kids have so much to share with you.

The kids spent a great deal of time preparing Mr. Marino's Clubhouse for the September 11th Anniversary. The treefort is freshly painted and in tip top condition. For those unfamiliar with Mr. Marino, please visit the posts from last year here and here.

We did not want some mean spirited hackers to taint this special day. Please keep Mr. Marino and his family in your thoughts and prayers today.

Our highest regards,

Sarah and Tim (Ben, Noah, and Abigael's Mom and Dad)

I went with my Mom to the Stamp Convention on Saturday. A Stamp convention is where a bunch of people who make rubber stamps and inks get in one spot to sell their stuff. I saw Ms. Judi and Ms. Mary Jo and Ms. Beckah and Ms. Magdalena there. I liked watching Ms. Beckah make stuff from Metal.

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My Dad took me across the bridge that moved a lot. It was scary.

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I liked seeing Noah's Ark and the fossils the best. I love fossils and looking for them. You can find really cool things in rocks.

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This is what Noah's Ark looked like. It was a HUGE boat.



This is how Noah built the Ark. I learned about the tools he used and how big it was.



This was a video we watched about how the flood covered the whole world.



I loved the fossils the best



This is a fish who was eating another fish when he got buried



This is a really cool cameleon. He turns different colors.

I went to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. I learned about the global flood and how fossils are made. It is really cool to see how the stuff in the Bible happened. I want to go back again soon.

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This is the Front Gate



This a really cool Dinosaur



This is the Snake in the Garden of Eden


 This is a Triceratops



This is a stone carving of St. George killing the Dragon

I saw a HUGE statue of Jesus on the way to Cincinnati. It was really cool.

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*** Note from Mom*** This is truly an amazing work of art. It is off of I-75 South going into Cincinnati between exits 30 and 29. We have seen this at night as well and each and every time, it is just amazing. From a distance, it looks as if these two giant arms are reaching out from the ground. Our picture does not do it justice.

We went through 4 states today. We left Michigan and went through Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. I like going on trips with my Mom and Dad.

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The space shuttle Endeavour went up into space today. My Dad and Mom said it was a special thing because the last time a teacher went into space, the space shuttle Challenger blew up. My Mom and Dad were in Middle School when that happened and they were really sad. I really want to go up into space. I am studying really hard and some day I am going to go to space camp like my Dad did. We are praying for the astronauts and their families.

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