Our last few weeks in the USA were a huge blessing as we got to have sweet, fun times with Gavin's whole family, first in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada of CA, then in Oregon. We all celebrated his parents 50th wedding anniversary at Mt. Hood. It was incredibly beautiful and relaxing, not least because older cousin Lisi entertained and watched and cared for our kids! :)
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| At June Lake, our first few days in CA. |
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| In Marmi's playhouse in the back yard. Gracie and Marcie were such little homemakers, even WANTING to wash the dishes and plastic fruits and veggies! |
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| Slippery Slides at Camp Sierra |
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| Replacing the toilet at the cabin :) |
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| Raft and water cannons at the swimming hole. It was way too cold to actually swim. |
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| Doing the annual growth measurements on the wall. All the family has their names on the wall from the time they were tiny infants and had to be propped up against it! |
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| Dancing around the 4th of July "mini volcano" fireworks. |
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| Cousins!! |
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| More cousins! And aunts and uncles! And of course the grandparents. |
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| A fun day on the slopes of Mt. Hood |
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| Grown-ups ready to race on the "real" go-carts. |
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| Marcie REALLY got into the bungee trampoline and back-flipping |
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| Coloring with Lisi |
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| Morning at the river |
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| Happy (early) 42nd birthday, Gavin! The day before we left for PNG. |
Gracie is ROCKIN' that Michigan State Spartans sweatshirt! ;-) Lisi is such a beautiful young lady!!
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