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Dr. Suess Party

The 2nd of this March would have marked the 104th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. "Dr. Seuss".

In celebration, my good, married friends, Kevin and Talyn, hosted a party filled with fun Suessy activities:

-Costume awards
-Green eggs and ham (that we pretended were green, but nevertheless tasty!)
-Powerpoint Jeopardy--very nifty
-Speed reading tongue-twisters from "Fox in Sox"
-Created our own "There's a Wocket in my Pocket" picture book

We had a super time together. I'm glad there were only 5 of us; any more would have been too many I think.

Guess who everyone was! I will include answers in the comments box.

The Closest I'll Get to Blackface.

Bryan tries out his "Angry Parenting" skills.


Bryan wins Jeopardy. (He studied the Wiki page just before the party.)


Paul and Bryan face off in a round of "Pick out the right Dr. Seuss Book."


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  1. Bryan TannerSun Mar 16, 12:56:00 AM MDT

    Right:

    -Kevin: Bartholomew Cubbins, from The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.

    -Talyn: Thidwick, from Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose. (Her antlers fell off.)

    -Bryan: Mr. Brown, from Mr. Brown can Moo. (Can you believe, I couldn't find one strand of green fabric for a boxtie.)

    -Paul: Some character that doesn't have a costume, from The Lorax

    -Talyn's Sister: A Snictch, from The Snitches.

    -Alena: As I recall, she had on a little Max costume, from How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

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  2. HeatherSun Mar 16, 06:58:00 PM MDT

    I only knew you and the sneetch. Thanks for the details, that was fun to hear about!

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  3. KevinSun Mar 16, 11:48:00 PM MDT

    Paul was the Once-ler from the Lorax. He hasn't shown his face to anyone, so we don't know what he really looks like. I'm glad you liked the "green" ham.

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