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bday and visit with grandma sharon and papa willard

more celebratin’Originally uploaded by coffywoman. Cameron’s celebrations continued over at Grandma Sharon’s and Papa Willard’s. The kids loveseeing family here! This time, Sam and Liam were around, too, and despite the searing heat (ranging from no less than 100F-108F!), the … Continue reading

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holiday break in LA

grandma Sharon, Tom and ChloeOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. We made it to LA fairly early (around 1am?) which beats our normative 3am arrival times!! The drive was uneventful. The kids slept and Tom and I switched off (with him doing … Continue reading

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visiting G. Sharon and P. Willard

group photo!Originally uploaded by coffywoman. Well, we didn’t get to sign up the kids for the Disney races this year, so I had to run Disney alone, but we did squeeze in some Disneyland time while we were there to … Continue reading

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in LA between Christmas and New Year’s

at grandma sharon and papa willard’sOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. We continued the holiday revelry with a short visit to LA to visit the rest of the family. As you can see by this girl’s smile, it was an enjoyable time!! … Continue reading

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Los Angeles

eli and dylanOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. On the way home from Legoland, we went to visit the family in LA. Always a great time for the kids and it’s always nice to catch up with the big un’s, too! chloe … Continue reading

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summer week 5!

Fifth week of summer was definitely very busy! We went to San Diego for Tom’s CSU meeting, squeezing in Legoland, Seaworld and dinner with the family before heading back to attend Auntie Christina and Uncle Dre’s engagement cocktail…and then I … Continue reading

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LA Edition, Part IV: Griffith Park

at LA Live Steamers Railroad MuseumOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. We spent our final day in Los Angeles at Griffith Park. We love this place! And, there were more trains to ride. Last time, we rode the train by the ponies … Continue reading

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LA Edition, Part II: Visiting Uncle Michael

brunchOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Our first morning in town, we met up with Uncle Michael at Le Pan Quotidien for brunch and then headed to his beautiful (and enviably clean) home afterwards. Chloe was as comfy as could be with … Continue reading

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Celebrating never ends! LA Edition, Part I

Hello, Uncle FredOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Despite a much later-than-hoped-for departure time (on the order of 4 hours late!), we arrived in good spirits in LA! Still working on getting photos from the camera to the computer, but here are … Continue reading

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LA Labor Day weekend visit

Cameron met Mickey!Originally uploaded by coffywoman. We made it down south for the Disneyland Half (my first event since having Chloe), the Kids Races (Dylan ran 100m and Cameron 200m), and all-too brief visit with the family! When we scheduled … Continue reading

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