Being home in Seattle was so much fun...and it is never long enough. But, it is also good to be home here in Salt Lake with my husband. I wonder when you stop having two homes...maybe once you've had a couple kids and lived in your very own house for a few years?...
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Allie was strangely happy the morning we left...we woke her up 3 hours before she usually gets up.
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Water drops at takeoff.
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Here is Mt. Rainier. We had gorgeous weather that lasted until about the sixth day of our trip.
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Waiting for our luggage...Allie, happy again, because she slept the whole flight.
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Like mother, like daughter. My mom's Christmas decorations were the same colors as
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Allie is obsessed with horses right now. Needless to say, half of her Christmas presents were horse-related items.
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I remember being this excited for Christmas!
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First walk to see the horses since the last time
(in August) when she was scared of them.
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The
cute newlyweds of our family. Can't believe how perfect they are for each other.
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This makes me sad just looking at it. I miss you
Mom and Dad!
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Although her look says otherwise, she was NOT scared of the horses this time! :)
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Our cousins, the Brems, came to see us from Portland! They stayed for the weekend and it was a lot of fun. Melinda and I grew up together and were "tight." :)
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I think a similar future is in store for these two. They LOVE each other!
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Libby...remember? The baby I took
pics of in August!
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CUTE family! Love them.
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Yeah...Allie broke this later on...:(
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LOVES Mel!
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Okay, maybe she is still a little nervous around the horses, but better than
last time.
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Allie got to see an old friend of hers. Issac is Mackenzie's nephew (she is our "adopted" little sister) She and Mel are inseparable.
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Yep, I forced picture time upon my family. I am so mean. I think Allie likes it though, what do you think?
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Friends.
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Allie talking to the kitty outside.
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Loves her daddy.
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Loves her Brian.
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As you can see, Allie got lots of attention and lots of cuddling from everyone. She was in heaven.
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Loves her grandpa.
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This was near the end of our trip...the wind was FREEZING that day but my dad promised to take Allie to see the horses, so we toughed out the cold.
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I promise she wanted us to do this to her.
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Allie did this pretty much the whole flight home.
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Fitting how we took off to Seattle at sunrise, and landed in Salt Lake at sunset.