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  • Meeting Willlow

    Meeting Willlow

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    Monti and Dahlia traveled a long way to meet their new cousin Willow.It was worth every penny. Monti kept saying, “She is just soadorable.” Dahlia was just in love. I asked her what she wanted to dowhile Brecken napped and she said , ” I just want to stand here andwatch Willow sleep.”

  • OMSI

    OMSI

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    We love OMSI – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. It has greatactivities for all ages. I was surprised when I realized our previousfavorite area of the museum was filled with babies and toddlers. Mygirls looked like giants compared to all the young kids in theScientific Playground. It hit me that my little girls have…

  • Embassy Suites Portland

    Embassy Suites Portland

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    We had the whole pool, hot tub and sauna to ourselves at the EmbassySuites in Portland. We used all three.

  • Ski lift

    Ski lift

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    The girls have now mastered the ski lifts. Joe and I got a chance toride up with each of them on Sunday. Dahlia is so comfortable that shetold me she almost fell asleep on the long quad lift up the hill.Their legs are so cute in the way they go straight out instead ofbending at…

  • Spoiling the girls

    Spoiling the girls

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    While we were away the girls were totally showered with attention. Above they made cutout cookies. They also had formal introductions announced. Monti was quick to tell me that Rosa would make 2 half sandwiches for her lunch. One was a cheese sandwich, the other one PB&J. She could eat whichever sandwich she was in…

  • Dahlia’s heart

    Dahlia’s heart

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    Moments before the variety show evening performance began Dahlia toldJoe her heart was “beeping” fast. I had to manage the backstage area during the performance so Joe had to care for Dahlia. He took her outto the car to see if she could relax and get her heart back to normal.Relaxing wasn’t working so I would…

  • Continuous line art

    Continuous line art

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    The project seemed very simple but even “simple” with a class ofkindergartners can have its fair share of frustration. The kids wereto create a design using straight or curved lines but they had to doit without ever lifting their pen off the paper. As a parent volunteeryou want to help several children instead of focusing…

  • sucked into the TV

    sucked into the TV

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    This is the normal site I see when we eat at a restaurant with a TV playing. Joe and the girls become absolutely engrossed in whatever program they are showing. Here they are watching downhill skiing.

  • Seattle Children’s Hospital

    Seattle Children’s Hospital

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    I took Dahlia to Seattle Children’s Hospital to get a second opinionon her fast heart”beep” as Dahlia would call it. It general bothdoctors said the same thing while this doctor seemed to lean moretowards the idea of a beta-blocker medicine if the episodes starthappening more.

  • Shamu’s Happy Harbor

    Shamu’s Happy Harbor

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    Shamu’s Happy Harbor at Sea World area was perfect for our girls. Itwas full of little kiddie rides that even Dahlia would get on. Wewould not have even made it over to this area of the park if ourflight hadn’t been delayed for 2.5 hours. It worked out great with thedelay except for the fact…