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Zoolights opening night

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We rode the carousel on opening night at Zoolights! (Friday)

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Thanks to an invitation by Grandma and Grandpa

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Steadfast cocoa holders and carousel witnesses

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NW Trek family selfie (Saturday)

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On Sunday we installed our Christmas Tree!

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These two played holiday Mad-Libs

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Choo-choo

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Cute as a button (Every day)

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Pumpkin Loaf-in-Chief (Always)

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Crows

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Delighted by the many cawing crows

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Family portrait outtake on the brand new Titlow footbridge (could be titled “bossy momma strikes again”)

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We’ve done stuff

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Today – Hazel met Landry at the school bus

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10/29 – Orange sat squarely on Landry’s legs (awww)

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10/27 – Food pickup helpers

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10/25 – Pretty windows

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10/23 – Wife date at the Museum of Flight

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10/22 – First jazz band concert at the junior high

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10/20 – Kitty snuggles

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10/19 – Soccer game victory

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10/15 – Hazel’s braces came off

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10/12 and 10/13 – Fall home regatta

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10/4 – Hazel gave a speech at a youth sailing fundraiser

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Beginning trombone

Landry has joined the fifth grade band at his school!

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As everyone knows, it’s a big challenge to learn a new instrument while learning a new school! (Picture taken on the 3rd day of band)

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Having an interested big sister helps (Picture taken 2 weeks later)


Learning the first five notes [[video]]
(Video taken during his 4th week of practice)

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Federation Forest wife date

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The grown ups visited Federated Forest State Park without the children

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Gorgeously mossy

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Teeming with fungi

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Enormous bird footprints!

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We agreed that the White River is our favorite

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Labor Day beach crawl

Four beach walks in four days! Central Meadow (not pictured), Titlow, Owen Beach and Ruston

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First day of school 2024

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First day of 5th and 8th grades!

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Smile = excited, Fists = nervous, Who wouldn’t relate?

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Hazel’s call time is actually quite a bit earlier than Landry’s but he agreed to come outside for pictures and sillies 🙂

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Off she went! Junior high schooler!

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Next it was this guy’s turn

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New school. Time for a new routine for getting there…

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Involving the bus! Here it comes!

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Randomly assorted activities

Here is a smattering of pictures from this summer that were not otherwise published

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We attended a Mariners game

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Landry swam with a pal

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And braved a morning of dental work

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Exuberance in the car

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Same sans slug

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Boardwalk stroll at Nisqually

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Chatting in the sun while we wait for Hazel to finish up a day at sailing camp

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We attended a friend’s musical

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Biking and kicking

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Playing video games with Oliver!

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Eighth grade locker practice

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Early fall soccer smiles

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Hiking…

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Landry spotted a gorgeous barred owl!!!!

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Strawberry lemonade popsicle alongside big ideas

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Another session in the dental chair. Props to Lando for his grit!

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Rainier and regatta

One week in mid-August included a day trip to Rainier followed by a sailing regatta. Not your typical R&R 🙂

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The air smelled smoky but the views were still spectacular

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There was a young marmot crawling along the rocks at the edge of this stream

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Parents up front, kids off to the side

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Regattas are busy!

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All of the lugging in addition to the sailing

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These two came out to Bainbridge too

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And did a lot more than just watch sailing

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Hazel’s triumphant return to the docks after a terrific set of races

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The travels of Hazel & Momma

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Hazel and I joined a big group of extended family in Denver (thanks to David for this pic)

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And thanks to Vida for this one

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Rainbow Road

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Hazel and Vida in the shade of a tree in Boulder

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In front of the Denver Art Museum

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An exhibit within — Good times through and through