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| Julia thrilled with her gifts |
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| Eliza chose pancakes instead of a cake (and since I made 3 sets of cupcakes and 2 other cakes, I for one, was thrilled) |
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| birthday outfits |
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| birthday outfits |
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| JT walking in JT (Joshua Tree) |
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| Our soccer star |
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| For JT's birthday we make Jack-o-lantern balloons-orange and green were our colors |
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| Ghost Roaster (a Skylander) |
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| Witch stirring her cauldron |
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| Rapunzel is up in that tower |
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| Playing in Morro Bay. The Rock is incredible-we wanted to climb on over it, but it's protected as a Peregrine Falcon habitat. I don't know if is was being in the car for 5 hours or what, but we were all running up and down the beach, dancing, laughing, and playing in the surf. |
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| The rock is behind us. We asked a guy to take our picture, we should have been more specific:) |
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| JT helping with the dig |
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| Along Big Sur Hwy 1 is an incredible drive. Israel and I did need Dramamine, but it was well worth it. |
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| Hiking to the (overlook to the) waterfall into the ocean. Unfortunately they'd closed the path-boo. Now I can't remember, but I think it's McWay Falls??? |
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| Playing in Pfeiffer State Park-we got to see real redwoods. Not huge ones, but still-really awesome as was playing in the river. |
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| Monterey Bay Aquarium-feel tank. We were lucky to be here the day the Endeavor Space Shuttle did 2 low flying passes. It was really neat to #spottheshuttle |
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| By the enormous kelp bed tank |
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| JT in a clam |
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| Had to take a picture of Stan by this part sign. STANISLAUS:D |
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| Yosemite-we hiked up Bridal Veil Falls |
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| El Capitan |
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| Half Dome behind us-At a lookout on the way to Glacier Point-A-mazing |
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| Julia goofing off as we watched the sun setting on Half-Dome |
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| Glacier Point |
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| Mariposa Grove-Sequoia |
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| Great Grizzly-2,700 years old. Biggest Sequoia in the park |
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| Only Sequoia still standing that you can drive a (small) car through We also went to San Fransisco to see Stan's freshman roommate Mike and went out to Angel Island (the Ellis Island of the West) and spent two night with my wonderful writing partner Emily Prusso. Unfortunately the camera was missing during those times! Great trip. Can't wait to go to Yosemite again. |
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| Playing in the rain. We've actually gotten quite a bit of it this month |
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| JT throwing the ball to Caramel. They actually play together rather well. |
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| Beach Trip! |
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| JT deciding is he likes the water. (He did.) |
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| Eliza giving JT a ride. She does this a lot outside, as well as inside. I love that we have one of those houses where you can run/bike in circles. (I don't usually let bikes in the house, but JT gets such a kick out of this and it can be SO hot, that I let them.) |
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| these guys and my brother Mike's family came to visit |
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| we took them to Joshua Tree |
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| flew on 6 planes |
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| ate cake in VIRGINIA |
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| with these guys |
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| had a crazy time driving this Learned video games really do teach you to drive and that Eliza has hay fever |
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| watched JT do more and more amazing things (sit, crawl, eat, play, pull himself up, cut 6 teeth) |
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| took this pic for my writing blog robin-hall-writes.blogspot.com Come say hello if you get a chance |
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| Had our piano recital. Eliza and Israel did great. Eliza even went up there ALL by herself! |
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| Had our good friends the Christenson's come to visit-So FUN! |
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| to Crawdad Canyon with the Robbin's fam |
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| even JT was scaling the walls |
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| the rest of us went to Jane's house while I attended a writing conf. |
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| Bear Lake |
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| Amanda and Asher |
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| G and G Robinson |
Hung out with |
| my sisters |
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| and G and G. |
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| more fun at the lake even with Israel's corneal abrasion from JT (all better now) |
