Happy Birthday, Mom. Love, Your Daughters

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Across
  1. 2. Best Bachelorette party song
  2. 4. Sport that brain cells play
  3. 6. A surprise Christmas gift
  4. 12. Technically Cat was with you when you saw Belugas off this coast of this state
  5. 13. Lauren's whirlwind of a knickname
  6. 14. Initials of your youngest/future company leader
  7. 16. Smallest street number we lived at
  8. 17. Made for us during our pioneer phase
  9. 19. To infinity and a snowy beyond
  10. 21. There's no place like home - and no other kid had a movie-perfect homemade costume like this
  11. 22. Should be cultured, but instead just scratches
  12. 24. Street of first Evanston apartment
  13. 25. Are we there yet?
  14. 26. A summertime favorite snack
  15. 30. The cause of the year's most peaceful three weeks
  16. 31. You saw the "first" movie of this franchise many times after an ex left for the military
  17. 32. When mashed, a deceptive food
  18. 33. Knocked Cat over the first time she stood up
  19. 36. Kept us warm at swim meets
  20. 37. A lone buffalo?
  21. 41. The ocean looked like on your first cross country trip
  22. 45. You chaired this fair
  23. 46. You rescued us with the car and water after we underestimated the hike to this
  24. 47. Gail's first hooty who?
  25. 51. Gail's key to a proper education
  26. 53. None of our family were elbowed by a ___ when visiting the Sistine Chapel
  27. 56. We crossed these falls during a quick trip across the boarder
  28. 58. Your favorite child
  29. 60. Some people cross these, but you built one
  30. 62. A place in Switzerland, pronounced like an adjective for flooring
  31. 64. Lauren's Whirlwind of a nickname
  32. 65. Crayons gave these colors
  33. 66. Your favorite middle child
  34. 67. A boardwalk and a way to open wine
  35. 68. Seems to be coming for revenge in Brunswick
  36. 69. Lauren's vehicle of choice when running away from home
  37. 71. A name is a great birthday gift
  38. 72. These four hooved beauties distracted you on your first cross-country trip (with a little help)
  39. 73. You served pizza and friendship here
  40. 76. An unconventional babysitter
  41. 77. Mother/Daughter half day food of choice
  42. 79. You kept this group going - despite us literally melting pots
  43. 81. Snowball's final form
  44. 83. Furthest north you've lived (I think)
  45. 88. This fairy-tale-like environment had a painted trees, a real cave, and occasionally three girls
  46. 89. Impetus for the first midnight at Border's
  47. 90. Martha Stewart
  48. 91. Just waiting to be eaten at the fair
  49. 92. Reward for receiving an E
  50. 94. Part of the brain and a favorite board game
  51. 95. Found a home on Lauren's counter
  52. 96. $5 if we went the summer without saying this
  53. 97. Cat fell off this and split her tooth (with some help from Gail)
Down
  1. 1. We visited twice, but dad visited a lot more.
  2. 3. This jacket won the approval of cat's sorority
  3. 5. Gail's first solid food
  4. 7. Went at least 14 generations back
  5. 8. What Chicago fest should your sister accidentally step on you at?
  6. 9. Decorated gourds were displayed here
  7. 10. You're working on rehabbing this
  8. 11. First family cat
  9. 15. 1st established Black Friday luncheon
  10. 18. Visited Father-in-Law and later sister here, but skipped in Italy
  11. 19. An Egg-cellent movie where we had the theater to ourselves
  12. 20. We caught these at the farm
  13. 23. First rock climbing experience/Gail lost Christmas gifts here :(
  14. 27. Summoning spell
  15. 28. Your favorite youngest child
  16. 29. The cause of many headaches & a couple broken sewing machines
  17. 34. Threw a coin into this fountain
  18. 35. An "express" option for a dairy treat
  19. 38. Something parents normally dread, but you seemed to master it
  20. 39. A crossdressing bar
  21. 40. Food as pillow?
  22. 42. You picked Gail up late from this during inclimate weather
  23. 43. A cat's preferred grooming method
  24. 44. Side dish requested at every Thanksgiving/Christmas
  25. 48. This creation had storage and was fit for finicky princess
  26. 49. Maiden name
  27. 50. Gail refused this in Italy, but guzzled at Thanksgiving
  28. 52. Cat's first dance
  29. 54. You drove Geoffrey here to watch construction
  30. 55. A surprising precipitation in the desert
  31. 57. Hiked here to see dragons
  32. 59. Jamaking us get to a $1/run
  33. 61. One animal featured in your cross-country binder for kids
  34. 63. Within New Trier
  35. 70. Something to drink from and buy on Black Fridays
  36. 74. Street of second Evanston apartment
  37. 75. A cave with an entrance big enough to drive a train through
  38. 78. In Canada we got between a bear and her ___
  39. 80. Uncle Wally's card game
  40. 82. The centerpiece of the Lindley family reunion
  41. 84. We would catch these by the dozen at Fox Run
  42. 85. You hid treats on top of this thinking they'd be safe (we found them)
  43. 86. You rehabbed much of Gail's ____
  44. 87. Great gift with "so-so" results
  45. 91. A different place to run away from home
  46. 93. Mows Brunswick