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We took the Amtrak train with a
home-school group from Irvine to San Diego and spent the day at the
San Diego Zoo. It was a lot of fun of everybody, and the train ride
was really enjoyable and quicker than driving. |
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At the playground at the zoo. |
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Mia checking out the giraffes at the zoo. |
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Desmond is 9-1/2 months old, and big. He's
walking a few steps and saying a few words like momma and daddy.
He's a lot of fun, just a very happy baby. |
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We visited Santa at Fashion Island, and
the girls were quite disappointed that they received a
coloring book instead of a candy cane afterwards. |
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Riding the carousel at Fashion Island. |
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Amelie had to ride twice to get the horse
she wanted, so here's she's pretty happy. |
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We had a fantastic time decorating the
tree, I did the lights and Amelie did the ornaments, while Naomi
made the (gluten-free) cookies for Santa. |
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Santa brought a little rotator-painter toy
for the girls, but it was pretty small and didn't spin that fast,
and we kept running out of paint. So, I decided to build a big one
from a wash-tub I got at Home Depot and the motor I pulled from a fan I
got at Goodwill. It wasn't a whole lot of work and it ended up
working great. The girls are sparkle crazy, though, they can't get
enough sparkle on the page. |
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Desmond looking for some rabbits to
bother. |
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Found them! Now, let's see if we can catch
one. |
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Holy cow! Desmond actually caught Jack,
but not for long. |
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Amelie is turning 6 soon, and we can see
her turning into a kid right before our eyes, it's so trippy. |
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Mia is getting ready for our day-trip to
the snow. |
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Let me just say, it gets cold up there on
the mountain. |
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The snow trip was great, but cold. We were
poorly prepared to be in snow. Amelie is wearing sandals in this
picture, though you can't see it. Full disclosure: I was also
wearing sandals (and shorts). |
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Mia pleading with us to take this giant
snow ball back in the car with us. |
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And this is the pouty face when we told
her it was going to melt all over the seats. We ended up putting it
into a plastic bag and taking it with us. Suckers! |
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Well, that's it for this month. Until next
time, try and stay warm this winter! |
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