The girls and I spent the most glorious two weeks in sunny Seattle earlier last month. . . that's right, I said
sunny Seattle. . . and there is not much better than when the sun is out in Seattle and everyone is excited to be outside.
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Emmie and Gramma Leen
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Cousin Max
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Lucy at the
Forest Park petting zoo. She for some reason decided this goat was cold and she had to keep it warm.
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Emmie working on her answer to, "What does a goat say?"
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Pony rides, too!
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Max's first time ever in the saddle.
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Cousin Tanner's first time ever in the cockpit.
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It was fleet week in Seattle, in connection with Sea Fair. We toured the
USS Bonhomme Richard
which is an Amphibious Assault ship and was so cool. So. Cool.
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Lucy and Auntie Missy peeking out of a tank.
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Tanner thought he might stow away.
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Papa Bob was on Emmie duty.
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We even spent a day at the beach! A sandy beach! at
Golden Gardens Park.
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Missy and her boys.
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Tanner and a crab claw.
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Missy pinching Jeremy with the same crab claw.
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Lucy got buried in sand.
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Her swimsuit will never be the same.
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Fun on the trampoline.
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Emmie claimed her spot on Papa Bob's lap.
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And his kayak which was her one little playground.
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One weekend we took the train down to my sister's in Vancouver, WA. Went to the Clarke County fair and then into Portland.
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The line at
Voodoo Doughnuts.
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. . . everyone agreed. . .
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. . . it was worth the wait.
Multnomah Falls.
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Some cute little wood elves we found along the way.
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Matching outfits.
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Matching hair.
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