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| Throwing rocks in the water. See Victoria, Canada in the background? |
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| Mussel worm? Anyone? Bueller? |
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Millie showing me her pretty rock and Josiah... sitting on a nest? | |
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Alek watching some guys surf. |
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Gabe too cold and stiff to duck out of the way of my camera. HA! |
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I told you you'd want your jacket. |
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| But first, a precious homeschooling moment. Gabe snuggled up on the couch with Gracie while she reads aloud. |
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| We went to the Olympic National Park's visitor's center, on a short hike and then a picnic lunch. We had a great time! Here's Alek writing down the tallest mountain in the park during the scavenger hunt and then hiking. | |
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| Boys being boys! |
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| Entirely too many candles for a child of mine's birthday cake. I told him he was grounded from any further birthdays but I have a feeling he's not going to obey. |
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| Alek's Grand and Glorious Grandparents. | |
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| We blew up some punch-balloons and put them on the counter but they kept falling on the very muddy, ucky floor. Josiah, of course, chose the uckiest one he could find. His punches were forceful enough to cause the balloon to boomerang right into his face. The balloon got a little cleaner, thanks to Josiah's face. |
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Millie, happy now that her tummy's full of sugary cake and ice cream and Josiah ready to whop the pinata. | |
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Gracie walking near the playground and Millie swinging. | |
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| Josiah, who seems to be extremely intolerant to sunlight, kept asking me for my sunglasses. We bought him a pair of his own on the way home. |
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| A horseback ride in Rosarito, Mexico. They no longer let them take the horses on the beach, so that was a bummer. It was fun anyway, y muy barato, solamente cincuenta dolares por media hora por todos de nosotros. | |
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| It was SO windy that day! The wind (and the upstairs neighbors) woke me up the night before and I thought for sure they were going to evacuate us at any moment. It was very loud! Gracie on her horse. |
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Mi familia querida que vive in Mexico. I've known them since I was a young teenager & they are the sweetest people! It was really fun to see them. |
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Leaving Mexico. Notice Josiah has a little color on his face? |
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Some pics of Mexico as we were leaving. |
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Trying to get across the busy border. |
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| Lots of beggars and vendors trying to collect some money. |
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| A picture of Mt. Shasta on our way home. Took this driving 65mph through a dirty window. LOL! |
