It's that season!
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WARNING!!! MANY MANY MANY PICTURES! So, here we go! The day began around 11:30
ish as we headed out of town. Here's the token self-shot... You can see me holding the camera in my glasses! PS- THANK YOU Lance for the awesome new sunglasses that morning. :) That was a fun surprise!
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Mom was the driver (
YAY!).
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She chewed ice the whole way. :)
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Here's Mia, looking very anticipatory... Little did she know she'd be awake that day for the longest she'd ever been in her life!
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Here's me and the girlz at the festival.
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We met up with my friend Teri and her family -it used to be a tradition to always go to this together... We haven't been able to do it in a long time, so it was awesome to meet her this year! Left to right: Spencer, Chloe, Teri, Andraia, Earl, Brayden. ...I met Teri when Spencer (taller than her!) was less than a year old. How time flies!
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YES, I had to make it a family affair too, since it was in SLC and I don't make it down there as often as I'd like... Here's Benny-babes.
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I couldn't put pix in here of every tree I loved, but oh my goodness, I was just drawn to the jewel-toned trees like this one -with the incredible peacock feathers. If/when I start over with my tree, I can see myself going in this direction.
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Here's another that I absolutely loved.
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This was the ultimate girly tree.
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Here's Lex with the signature peace-sign! Noah and Dave are turned in the center, and Sarah looks unprepared for fabulousness... :)
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This was a cool ginger-bread house made like the one from Disney's "Up".
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After the festival, we all met up at Rachael's for a potluck dinner! Here's Sabrina kickin' it with her bff Phoebes!
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These two are 3 months apart -I hope they're close!
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Here's one of my crafties!!! I made this "Jingle Bells" for Rachael's family for Christmas. I gave it to her at this time so she could enjoy it during the season.
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Here are some of our little loves... Tessa-Roo!
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Sarah and Ella. Precious.
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Noah!
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Phoebes -after having had enough excitement for one day!
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Lily bug!
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Mom and Pop. It was an absolutely fabulous day. I love this season!