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  • After party

    After party

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    To get into the Corlaine after party each individual needed a specialkey. They had scenes from the movie set up including props and puppetsthat people could touch and interact with. After seeing all thedetails behind the movie Monti totally understood why it took Laika 4years to make the movie.

  • Coraline

    Coraline

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    Joe and Monti headed out to the Coraline movie world premiere in Portland. Joe was offered tickets by his customer – Laika – who created the movie. It was Monti’s first opportunity to walk the red carpet. If I know her it won’t be her last time.

  • 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…

  • Dites-moi

    Dites-moi

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    Monti sang the song “Dites-Moi” from the musical South Pacific at theIVE Variety Show. She sang her little heart out. In the musical thissong is sung by a couple of Polynesian children. Monti and I searched theinternet to find an appropriate costume. The dress came all the wayfrom Guam — we found it on ebay.…

  • Nerves

    Nerves

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    Monti woke at 5:30 am the morning of the Variety Show full of nerves.When asked what was making her so stressed we found out it wasn’t thefact that she would be singing a solo in front of more than 300people. Instead she was terrified she would hold up her sign the wrongdirection during a skit…

  • Grandma at the bus stop

    Grandma at the bus stop

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    Joe’s parents came to Issaquah several days before we left for our Mexico trip.

  • 1st Variety Show practice

    1st Variety Show practice

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    The first practice was filled with lots of chaos and drama. Kids wouldjust create acts on the fly including Monti who decided at the lastminute to join her friend in a poetry reading act. There were alsotears when one girl was dropped from an act by her so-called friends.We have a lot of work to…

  • 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…

  • Universal Studios

    Universal Studios

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    Monti enjoyed several aspects of Universal Studios while Dahlia wasterrified of everything including The Cat in the Hat. Both girls needabout 5 years before they will really be ready for what Universaloffers.