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safety first.

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trying not to step in the lava.

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what about when we went to the hanuman temple and there were peacocks!

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ping pong.

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cow skull painting party. it happened, people.

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kale took me to the bone field behind nama's house. wow.

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riley was the drummer for this impromptu dance performance.

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nama doing her grandmotherly duty.

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final cliff dwelling shot i promise. but come on, it was just so beautiful and dramatic.

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again with the footsteps worn into the rocks.

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what about how people lived in this very cave and the roof is still black from their fires. my mind is still blown.

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the view from the mesa top at tsankawi was, in riley's words, epic.

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no one wants to pose for a shot with mama. sigh.

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when people walk on limestone paths for thousands of years sometimes they sink this deep in to the rock. seriously.

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slingshot in a prehistoric cave dwelling. pretty much the highlight of his young life.

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they sat us in the back hallway of the restaurant next to the bathroom. redolent of industrial cleners but a nice color pallet.

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bows and arrows and vistas, oh my.

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enjoying the early morning grosbeak show at the bird feeder.

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not that she remembers their names from visit to visit but she's all smiles when she gets to see her great grandkids.

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riley is nothing if not generous with his rice crackers.

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huggies at edna's.

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what kind of hippies would we be if there weren't six different kinds of drums for our drum circle.

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the bone hunters return triumphant after a foray into the field behind nama's house.

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chocolates and smiles for great grandma edna.

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doesn't take long for the drums to come out at nama's house.

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gathered round the glow of the mobile device at dinner with vicki and ellie.

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oh look there's nama, ready to pick us up at the albuquerque airport.

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and that is kale about to fly through the air. terrifying.

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that is kale climbing the 30 ladder up to the trapeze at keshav's awesome birthday party.

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delivering all those store bought (candy containing) valentines.

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delivering all those handmade valentines.

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sometimes (well once so far) it really rains in seattle and we put on slickers and galoshes and rain pants to walk to school. also you might notice it's not actually raining in this shot - by the time we got all geared up the rain had stopped. but we were ready, that is for sure.

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looks like there is a spy at this picnic.

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happy birthday skyping with special craig!

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seattle music partners recital. honestly it was easier on the eyes than the ears.

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valentine production line.

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third grade field trip.

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jump rope (sort of).

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riley made 'favorite chicken' from start to finish and then said "this food i made with my own hands tastes so much better."

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for one thing shelby is pretty much totally camouflaged in the patchy snow. for another, she is catching a snowball in her mouth.

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look, look! it snowed in seattle.

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pretty much in heaven. safe to say heritage night was a total win.

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did you know moms gave bunny ears. because i didn't.

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kale's mind was figuratively blown by the dragon dancers in the cafeteria.

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such big kids on their way to heritage night at school.

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night-time football with the squishy basketball. here riley is scoring a touchdown. obvs.

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superbowl hangies. go hawks.

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not entirely sure how he feels about going down that slide.

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lunchtime action shot complete with baby pickle face.

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google hangout with mimi & bop bop.