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  • New principal at IVE

    New principal at IVE

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    Our new principal started at Issaquah Valley Elementary this summer.She had the PTA board members and their families over to her house fora homemade lunch. The kids loved meeting her plus she had aprofessional sized trampoline and 3 young pygmy goats. Monti decided to skip her last day of choir camp to go to the…

  • Monti goes first

    Monti goes first

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    She tries to put on a brave face but she is so very worried andscared. I hated the waiting but I knew once you get it done you don’thave to worry about doing it again.

  • Torture

    Torture

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    This series of pictures just breaks my heart. The girls really wanted their ears pierced. After deciding to do it they had to wait a couple of hours so that Claire’s would have 2 employees able to pierce at the same time. I know Monti was just stressed waiting all that time. She decided to…

  • Hoh Rain Forest

    Hoh Rain Forest

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    We hiked through the Hoh rain forest in the Olympic National Park. This area of Washington gets about 12-14 feet of rain. Overall I thought the rain forest in Mt Rainier’s national park was more impressive than this one.

  • on the coast

    on the coast

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    We made it to Washington’s Pacific coast for the afternoon. On our way home Monti collected the remains of a variety of sea creatures while Dahlia enjoyed writing her name.

  • Modeling

    Modeling

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    The girls did a little modeling for me when we went to the temperate rain forest.

  • strep throat

    strep throat

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    Poor Monti had fever and a horrible headache. She also felt sick to her stomach so she made her home in our bathroom. Our camping mat works as a great temporary mattress. The next day she tested positive for strep throat at the doctor’s. The doctor only tested her for strep because it is the…

  • Deal with the face painter

    Deal with the face painter

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    The farmer’s market had lots of other vendors. One of them is the face painter lady. Monti drifted on over there and started talking to the lady. I was determined to not give her money for any face painting. I wanted her to stay focused on her goal of selling baked goods. After 5 minutes…

  • 2nd Grade Bake Sale

    2nd Grade Bake Sale

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    Monti’s 2nd grade class has been learning about the rain forest. Her friend Knicole had the idea of having a bake sale to raise money to protect the rain forest. The moms baked the goods while the kids put on their cutest faces and sold the goodies at the Issaquah Farmer’s market. The kids had…

  • the Froghopper

    the Froghopper

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    I took the girls to the Family Fun Center. They couldn’t get enough ofthe froghopper ride.