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Sleepover at Grandma Ellen's... Octonauts before bed special treat!

See??

Hi Kids! We're at the Cape Meares Lighthouse!

We arrive in Tillamook to the smell of gas and cows.

Color coordination unintentional.

Farewell group selfie before going to Tillamook

Kids are off to see Skippy John Jones Musical with Ellen and Julie!

Francesca is the small heart in the bigger Mommy heart.

Francesca wearing the necklace she got for her mommy.

Daddy found an enormous spider on the couch!

Yeah, I am wearing my new Spider-Man PJs ...

... over my clothes. What about it?

(Thanks Gma Ellen -- great find!!)

STILL the babble champion

This was just an excerpt of Francesca's amazing babble skills. She could out-babble us as a young toddler and she's still got it as a Kindergartener. I'm pretty sure she isn't speaking French.

Raaaahhhhwwwrrrrr!

At Cafe Au Play after church.

From the Tooth Fairy, in case you were wondering...

In this story, Blaize and Dusty are best buds.

Nothing is sweeter than a surprise gift in January!

Excellent personalized-for-Blaize Planes story... thanks Pawpa & Nana!!! xoxoxo

This is really happening. She is growing up SO FAST!!!!!!!!!!!

FRANCESCA LOST HER SECOND TOOTH!!

And sometimes they like to go up my nose.

They like it, he says.

They are MINE!

Their names (today) ...

are Batman, Robin, Superman and Green Arrow.

Blaize chats with his fish friends.

This is serious business.

So cool!

Super Heros

Wonder Woman!

She's tough! Watch out!

The essence of Blaize

Our just-for-fun costumes came tonight and Blaize popped his mask on with his nightgown.

Underwater sea life plastic toys: HOURS of entertainment, in-bath and out...

He calls them his 'shark friends.'

Adventures In Bathing!

Final photo shoot before bedtime stories... night night! Bon nuit!!

So sweet, it makes your heart hurt.

Sharing the spotlight...

A stage was improvised (by Daddy, not Mommy, let the record show!)

My little guitar hero

I just can't get over it!

Uhhhhh....yeah.

Sunday afternoon Project!

(Good thing we have plenty of handywipes!) :)

aaaaaaand.....Perfect!

Totally unique, just like the boy.

This car (from Grandma Ellen's purse) has wings!

Fun with Gramdma Ellen's rubix cube... these things are still around!

So close and yet...

Mom and Blaize on a hike around the park blocks... Blaize seeking seagull buddy.

Blaize skated too!

Roller skater!

At oaks park.

Evil snowman poses with innocent child.

So this snowman project was worked on, on and off the whole time we were in this snowy field (Keili gets almost all the credit) but the true expression of its soul was only revealed in the last 5 minutes when the tangerine eyes were added. Sometimes you just never know....

Voila!

They really were dashing the through the snow!

Sweet siblings in a sled.

Oh yeah.

How nice! Someone let us borrow their sled!

Blaize finds the only possible dangerous mound in the area. (We are at Government Camp.)