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| Me and mom get ready for my 1st birthday party! |
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| Mom got me this great cake! |
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| Walkin' around with Grandma Karin. |
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| My friend Olivia helps me with my loot! |
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| Olivia's daddy Tom holds little brother Cole. |
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| Chasin' the alligator. |
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| My neighbor and friend Max (and his mom and dad - Laura and Brandon) help me celebrate. Max is four days older than me. |
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| Grandma Janet plays with one of my new toys. |
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| Olivia, her mommy Jen, and Moira watch me open my presents. |
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| My buddy Max comes to check out my new toys. |
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| Surfin' on the presents. |
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| Daddy helps me open my new train set. |
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| Max and his parents observe the mayhem. |
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| Mom and dad got me this great new trike! |
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| Hey hot stuff - check out my cool new ride! |
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| 1st birthdays are fun! |
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| Gettin' ready to wear - I mean eat - my cake. |
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| Hmm...I'm not quite sure how I should eat this... |
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| The frosting is yummy! |
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| I think this is a good look for me. |
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| I like birthday cake! |
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| It's not very often that I see eye to eye with mommy! |
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| I can't decide which new toy to play with first. |
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| Mom snowshoes ahead of me and dad. |
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| Dad carries me on our hike. |
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| Hangin' out at our lunch break. |
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| Mom and I play in the gathering blizzard. |
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| I think it's pretty funny that dad has lost his legs! |
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| Do I have to share my cake with the bear? |
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| Gettin' ready for the Super Bowl! |
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| At least I'm bigger than the ball! |
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| This cake doesn't taste as good as the one I ate at my party. |
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| The J.C. Penny photography studio could stand to repaint their props! |
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| I'm darn cute! |
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| Gettin' ready to watch the Super Bowl at our neighbor's (Tom and Sherrill). |
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| Making new friends. |
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| Max and his mommy were at the party! |
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| I like having a buddy in the neighborhood. |
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| I like Super Bowl parties! I don't remember last year's party very well. I was only a week old. |
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| As usual, I'm the life of the party. |
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| This is me playing with my neighbor Sherrill. |
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| I think she likes me! |
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| This is Sherrill with her husband Tom. |
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| Mom and dad took me hiking along the Stillaguamish River. |
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| Dad takes me... |
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| ...and mom... |
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| ...to the coolest places. Today he took us to a mountain covered in frozen waterfalls! |
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| Rubber ducky... |
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| ...you're the one... |
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| ...you make bath time... |
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| ...so much fun! |
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| Mom and dad took me to play at the school playground next door to my street. |
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| They have fun things to play on at the school. |
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| I like playing at the school! |
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| Can you hear me now? |
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| Momma saves me! |
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| Momma loves me! |
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| Daddy loves me, too! |
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| My cousin Jack plays on the trampoline at Grandma Karin's. |
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| Cousin Ellie and I play together. |
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| Cousin Sabrina joins in. |
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| Auntie Linda oversees the mayhem. |
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| Momma gives me love. |
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| Sabrina and Ellie take charge. |
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| My youngest cousin, Evan. |
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| Grandma Pat. |
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| Ellie gets a "cold juice headache". |
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| Marilyn, Evan and Linda. |
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| All worn out after a tough day of playing with the cousins! |
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| Today Grandma Pat came over to play with me. |
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| We went next door to the school playground. |
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| I climbed around with mom and dad while grandma watched us play. |
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| Call me "Monkey Boy". |
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| Jerry and I are ready for St. Patrick's Day. |
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| Check out my cool new scar! |
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| Mom and dad take me on another bike ride! |
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| Along the way we stopped off at Matthews Beach Park for some "out of the trailer time". |
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| Mom pushes me on the little guy swing. |
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| How come these ducks aren't made out of rubber like the other ones? |
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| The next weekend, dad and I went for a ride on the Centennial Trail from Arlington to Snohomish. |
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| Dad sure takes a long time to get ready! |
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| We stopped off for lunch at Lake Cassidy. |
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| This is the park at Lake Cassidy where we stopped for lunch. |
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| Heading back to the truck after a fun day of riding with dad. |
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| Hi! |
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| Playin' with momma at Logan Park. |
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| Drivin' the truck around the park. |
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| I like slides! |
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| Grandma Janet plays with me at Bothell Landing Park. |
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| Haven't I seen you somewhere before? |
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| Mom tries to console me before my first haircut. |
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| I loved every minute of it. |
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| Vic at the Bellevue Barber Shop always strives to keep his customers happy. |
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| After getting my haircut, I went on a bike ride with mom, dad and our friend Kris. Here we enjoy lunch along the way. |
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| Hanging out with my friends! |
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| Another successful bike ride under my belt. |
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| Playing in my backyard. |
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| I think I look pretty good with my new haircut. |
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| I like playing at Blythe Park in Bothell. |
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| Sometimes bad pictures are good pictures. |
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| I'm gonna slide down this thing... |
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| ...ta da! |
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| Our friends Molly, Oscar Xavier and Issac came to visit. |
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| I had fun chasing Xavier and Issac around my yard. |
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| Oscar appears to have some experience playing goalie. |
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| Xavier and Issac burn off energy. |
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| Molly adds another boy to her collection. |
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| I captured a wild beast! |
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| This is the expression on my face when I see... |
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| ...bears at my very first visit to the zoo! |
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| I also saw an elephant... |
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| ...and a lion... |
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| ...and it was Mother's Day, so I did it with my mommy and two of my grandmas. I love my mommy and my grandmas! |
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| Clowning around at home. |
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| Sometimes you just have to get into the toy box to find exactly what you're looking for. |
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| Ketchup on corn on the cob... |
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| ...is for discriminating palates only! |
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| This is what happens when you put the ketchup on the boy instead of in the boy. |
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| Phbhpfbtt. |
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| Peak - a - boo! |
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| Hiding again... |
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| ...and making faces... |
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| ...I'm so silly! |
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| Grandma Pat went to Greece and all I got was this lovely t-shirt! |
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| Perusing my library. |
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| Max and I play with his truck. |
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| Is this the part where my friend dumps me? |
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| Calvin (my swim instructor) and I goof off at my first swim lesson (thanks for the swim lessons, Grandma Karin!) |
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| Mom makes me wear a sun hat... |
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| ...we'll see how long that stays on top of MY head! |
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| Hey - I thought I got rid of the hat! |
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| Ha! That stupid hat will never find me up here! |
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| Playin' in the grass at Blythe Park with my friend Antonio. |
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| Walkin' around Logan Park. |
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| Cutest kid ever. |
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| Drivin' the boat/truck thing-a-ma-bob. |
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| Finally I get to steer! |
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| Momma keeps an eye on me. |
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| Hi momma! |
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| Hi daddy! |
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| Hey - who is that guy in my rear view mirror? |
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| Slidin' with dad. |
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| This weird thing is fun! |
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| I'm a happy boy! |
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| Helpin' put the groceries away. |
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| Grandma Pat rocks me to sleep. |
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| Playin' with dad at mom's company picnic. |
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| Digging up the beach at Vasa Park on Lake Sammamish. |
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| Dad and I prepare for the neighorhood fireworks display on the 4th of July. |
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| Mom and dad went out kayaking. |
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| Mom paddles back to the beach. |
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| ...while Grandma Karin and Grandma Pat play with me in Grandma Pat's swimming pool. |
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| I like swimming! |
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| While visiting Grandma Pat, I learned how to... |
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| ...open doors! |
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| Splish splash! |
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| Dad goofs off with the underwater camera. |
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| After playing in the pool, Grandma Pat took me to the beach at Birch Bay. |
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| Then she dressed me up in clothes she bought for me in Jackson, Wyoming. |
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| Playin' again. |
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| Walkin' the plank. |
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| I went to see Bruce Hornsby (again!) at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville. |
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| I went with mom, dad and Grandma Karin. |
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| I like his music. It's fun to dance to! |
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| I really am a happy little boy! |
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| We went to a party at the home of one of daddy's co-workers. She has kayaks too, and she let me play in one of hers. |
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| My 18 month photos are in! |
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| I like choo choos! |
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| Happy boy. |
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| I still like choo choos! |
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| I like baseball, too. |
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| Flirtin' with the camera. |
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| Swingin' at Marymoor Park. |
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| Smilin' at Marymoor Park. |
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| Momma keeps an eye on me. |
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| I know I'm not the oldest creature in this picture - and momma may not be the oldest, either. |
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| Today we're at the Marymoor Park Amphitheater to see The String Cheese Incident. |
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| Mommy came, too. |
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| Daddy came with us! |
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| We watched this band play. |
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| There was lots to see at the concert. |
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| There were people hula hooping. |
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| I like going to concerts with my mom and dad! |
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| I love my mommy :) |
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| Mom and I danced together. |
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| The concert was so much fun that I decided to come back the next night! |
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| Thing 1 and Thing 2 were there. |
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| As well as this guy with a parrot on his head. I think he should have been at the Jimmy Buffet concert instead. |
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| And of course, more hula hoopers. |
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| I went to a park on Mercer Island. At first I didn't know why we went all the way to Mercer Island just to see a playground. |
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| Yeah mom, we have grass at home, too. |
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| Then dad and I looked up into the sky. |
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| We saw airplanes flying around! |
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| And Blue Angels, too! |
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| They were loud! |
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| But they were fun to watch! |
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| I had fun hanging out on the Mercer Island floating bridge watching Blue Angels! |
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| The next day Grandma Karin took me to a park where I could fly my own airplane! |
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| She took me swinging, too. |
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| Then the next day mom and dad took me to another concert! |
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| Here I try to give mommy a kiss. |
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| This is our friend Kris. Her boyfriend plays in a swing jazz band. |
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| Here she is being a groupie while her boyfriend has his sax solo. |
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| After the concert, we went to the Ballard Locks and watched the boat parade leaving Seafair. |
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| Dad shows me the salmon in the fish ladder at the locks. |
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| I don't think Elmo ever sleeps. |
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| Fillin' my swimmin' pool. |
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| Washin' the deck. |
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| Gettin' a drink. |
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| Waterin' the lawn. |
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| The fountain squirted me in the face :( |
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| Yeah! Momma plays with me in the fountains! |
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| If I step on this, I can make it stop squirtin'! |
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| I can drink it, too! |
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| This is a fun park! |
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| Helpin' water the roses. |
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| Watchin' another concert with mom. |
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| Mom and dad took me out for another bike ride. Here I'm playing on the swings at a park along the way. |
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| They always find the best playgrounds for me! |
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| When we got back home I decided to read a magazine. |
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| Never mind that the magazine is upside down. |
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| Today mom and dad took me hiking to Wallace Falls. |
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| Today I learned that falling CAN be deadly, but apparently it isn't always necessarily so. |
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| Momma catches up to the boys. |
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| The main section of Wallace Falls. |
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| Hanging out with mom at the middle falls. This was a nice place to take a break as it was a hot day. |
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| The falls were pretty and nice and cool! |
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| Some people were swimming here, but it was too cold for me! |
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| Just another day at the rocky beach. |
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| Mom and dad took me to see the Mariners play the Red Sox. |
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| I got to see my favorite player - Ichiro! |
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| I had fun hanging out at the game! |
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| Max and I hang out on a sunny evening. |
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| We like goofing off together! |
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| I'm all ready to go to our neighborhood firestation's open house! |
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| Momma shows me fire trucks! |
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| I got a cool hat! |
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| Ready to go out on a call! |
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| What does this button do? |
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| Is it time to go rescue a kitty stuck in a tree? |
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| Let's go for a ride! |
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| We watched a fire fighter put on all his gear. |
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| On the way home from the fire station we had to stop at the playground at the school next door. |
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| Today we went for a bike ride. Here I play on the playground at Seward Park in Seattle. |
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| Dad and I play on the pirate ship at Seward Park. |
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| My feet fell off the foot rest :( |
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| Dad puts me on a really long slide! |
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| Slidin' down on my own! |
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| There was a nice view of the city from Seward Park. |
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| Momma gives me a snack. |
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| This was the last weekend the city closed down Lake Washington Blvd. so that bicyclists and others can use the road. It was fun! |
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| Hangin' out with momma while on our ride. |
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| The view from the bench. |
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| Mom at the trailhead before we climb up to meet the Pacific Crest Trail for our hike to Lake Valhalla. |
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| Dad and I are ready to go! |
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| Mom reaches the boundary of the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Area. |
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| Okay - now which way do we go? |
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| Daddy must have picked the right way, because below us is Lake Valhalla! |
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| Me and mommy on the shores of Lake Valhalla. |
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| Mt. Lichtenberg rises behind Lake Valhalla, Kathleen and John. |
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| John plays on the beach. |
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| Lichtenberg Mtn. |
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| Looking down on Lake Valhalla on our way back to the trailhead. |
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| This huge mushroom (4" across!) was along the side of the trail. |
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| Observing the petting zoo. |
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| I like spaghetti. |
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| Uh oh - I sense a disturbance in the force... |
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| Mom shows me my first ocean! |
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| I'm exploring Pacific Beach. You can see our tent on the far left. |
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| This is one big sand box! I hope the kitty doesn't discover this place - he'd ruin it! |
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| This stuff is fun to play in! |
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| I'm rich! I found a (sand) dollar! |
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| Rythm on the beach. |
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| A room with a view. |
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| Birds flying south for the winter. |
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| Pacific Beach as dusk approaches. |
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| John soaks it all in. |
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| Oh no! I'm sucked into the sand/driftwood vortex! |
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| Dad and I play on the logs. |
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| The first light of sunrise catches the spray from the breakers. |
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| Exploring the ocean. |
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| My first steps into the water. |
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| Mom will keep me safe. |
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| Dad, on the other hand... |
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| What happened to my foot? |
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| I like the ocean! |
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| The little town of Pacific Beach, just behind the state park. |
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| The beach at Kalaloch |
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| I'm taking my first ferry ride! |
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| This is fun! |
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| Dad's Aunt Judy (my great-aunt) and Grandma Karin visit with... |
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| ...me, mommy, Dad's Aunt Bobbie (my great-aunt), and Grandma Pat. |
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| Apparently I'm part of the tour! |
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| My great-aunt Bobbie takes my photo. |
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| Hangin' out with dad. |
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| My dad and mom. |
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| Me and Grandma Pat. |
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| My family. |
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| I'm in Alaska, hanging out with cousin Evan! |
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| Mom lets me wander around the grizzly bear exhibit. Mom, are you sure that's a good idea? |
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| Hey - there's a bear down there! |
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| I don't know. It kind of looks like a Snufflelufagus, but then again it doesn't look like a Snuffleufagus... |
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| Auntie Linda and Evan photograph the animals. |
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| I'm not going to go down there and pet the bear. YOU can go down there and pet the bear, but I'll stay here and watch. |
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| Cousin Sabrina treed in her own backyard. |
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| Evan, John, Sabrina and Ellie play in the backyard. |
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| Clowning around with Evan. |
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| Playin' in Alaska. |
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| Uncle Bruce took us to see airplanes at Elmendorf Air Force Base. |
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| Then I got to fly my own plane! |
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| Hey - one of my cousins just cut me off! |
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| Hangin' around with Ellie. |
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| Help! I'm drowning in big foam blocks! |
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| All the cousins. |
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| Kayaking at the Portage Glacier Interpretative Center. |
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| Cousins pose for a photo. |
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| Flyin' home. |
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| It must be Halloween time! |
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| Mom took me to a big Halloween Party! |
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| Dad and I look for our pumpkins at The Farm in Snohomish. |
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| I can't decide which ones I want. |
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| Dad - what about these over here? |
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| Yeah! We found pumpkins! |
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| Momma and I pose for a photo. |
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| There was a petting zoo at The Farm. |
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| Here I'm looking at the miniature cow. He sure looks a lot like my cat! |
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| Why can't we take this one home for our Jack 'O Lantern? |
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| I think this one would look good in our front yard. |
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| This is what happens when I get too close to dad, the hair gel, and a hair dryer. |
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| Mom saddles me up for a day at the zoo! |
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| We saw antelopes... |
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| ...hippos... |
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| ...sleepy lions... |
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| ...elephants... |
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| ...monkeys... (this monkey looks a little like me!) |
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| ...gorillas... |
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| ...and another monkey - that also looks suspiciously like me... |
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| ...at least this one is a cute little monkey... |
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| This monkey knows how to ride elephants! |
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| Here I am trick or treating at my neighbor Sherrill's house. |
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| She dressed up as a kitty cat. I meowed at her. |
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| The Eeyore costume fits better this year than last year! |
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| Dad kind of dressed up, too. |
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| Here I am in my Halloween costume I wore to school. The boys dressed as frogs and the girls dressed as princesses. |
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| Me and dad again. |
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| These are our pumpkins. |
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| The jack 'o lanterns are cool! |
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| Playin' at the Everett Children's Museum. |
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| Choo choos! |
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| I like choo choos! |
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| Did I mention I like choo choos? |
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| I like Thomas, too. |
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| It's my first night in my big boy bed - no more crib for me! |
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| Too bad I fell out in the middle of the night. At least I didn't wake up! |
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| My friends Cole and Olivia came to visit. Here Grandma Karin reads us a story. |
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| Playin' with Cole. |
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| Olivia is silly! |
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| Mom and dad took me to the Museum of Flight! |
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| Look at all the planes! |
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| It's a little overwhelming! |
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| I saw the cockpit of a 737. |
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| Where's John? |
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| F-4 Phantom II |
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| T-38 |
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| Underside of the SR-71 Blackbird. |
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| Here's my F-18. |
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| I'm flying a F-18! |
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| Dad and I fly a SR-71! |
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| I'm an astronaut! |
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| I'm an old-time aviator! |
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| Dad teaches me about yaw, pitch and roll. |
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| Dad, tell me more about yaw, pitch and roll! |
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| Momma takes me for a ballon ride! |
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| I can see real airplanes from the kids-sized pretend control tower! |
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| I can see even more real airplanes from the adult-sized play control tower! |
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| G-V takes off over the museum's Harrier Jump Jet, F-86, and B-47 (front to back). |
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| Momma in space! |
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| John Wesley in space! |
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| We walked across the street to see the Concorde. |
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| Me and momma enjoy the rain and the airplanes. |
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| The best part of the museum is that it's part of Boeing Field. Here a 747 takes off over our heads! |
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| The cockpit of the Concorde. |
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| This is the first 707 "Air Force One". |
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| Under the Concorde wing. |
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| The 737 prototype. |
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| The 747 prototype. |
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| Under the nose of the 747. |
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| I think this plane is hungry. |
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| This is a fun museum! |
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| F-4 Corsair |
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| It's a car AND it's a plane! Is it a beep bah, or a bah beep? |
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| John on final approach! |
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| I can wear big people shoes! |
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| Playin' with momma. |
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| Today dad and mom took me to the mountains to play in the snow! |
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| It was 3 feet deep! |
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| Momma makes a snow angel! |
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| It was a pretty day in the forest! |
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| Dad and I have a snack. |
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| Cozy as can be! |
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| Daddy fell down in the snow! |
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| Dad teaches me you can eat snow. |
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| Yummy! |
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| Hello John Wesley! |
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| The boys play in the snow. |
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| Doin' art with momma on the living room floor. |
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| Sometimes art gets on your cheek. |
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| Goofin' off with momma at Grandma Pat's for Thanksgiving. |
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| Enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend with Grandma Pat. |
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| Grandma Pat reads me a story. |
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| I love my Grandma Pat, and my Grandma Pat loves me. |
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| I love my momma, too. |
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| Grandma Pat makes yummy apple sauce! |
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| I'm told I'm cute. |
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| Helpin' dad put out the Christmas decorations. |
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| I'm all excited because it's snowing outside! |
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| Playin' in the snow with dad. |
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| Playin' in the snow with Max. |
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| Waitin' in line with mom and dad to see Santa! |
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| Still waitin' in line with mom and dad to see Santa... |
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| Still waitin' in line with mom and dad to see Santa... (but I'm being a very good boy because Santa is only 20 feet away!) |
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| Santa! As you can see, I'm simply overwhelmed by the experience. |
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| We're going to look for our Christmas tree! |
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| Mommy and me, lookin' for a tree... |
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| I'm the cutest ornament! |
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| How about this tree? |
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| I think it meets with John's approval! |
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| Takin' our tree home. |
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