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| Lovin the Grams! |
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| It would be very believable that Ross would have tackled Grandpa - immediately after their arrival Ross kept asking to go to Grandpa's house (way more fun that ours!) |
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| Gramps added to the collection of tractors - Ross was more than pleased! |
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| Ruby cuddling with Gramps |
We took the kiddos swimming one evening, and then the next day my parents did a babysitting marathon while they treated me to getting a pedicure and then let me go watch Steve give his amazing clinical presentation.
Steve worked incredibly hard on his presentation and did a stellar job with the help of his other four classmates - Sam, Tony, and Michael. He was so relieved and relaxed after it was done. I was so proud of him. Way to go Steve!
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| They look so professional! |
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| Steve opening with a joke - totally nailed it. :) |
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| It was quite the presentation. Incredible! |
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| Getting some feedback from Dr. Jobst - the Jobst. ;) |
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| The Back Row Boys |
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| The amazing clinical patient. :) |
To celebrate, we went on a date to a Vietnamese restaurant for some Pho and then to a posh movie theater, Cinetopia, where we saw Thor 2. It was fabulous. Thor is my guy - and he delivered in this movie. Steve and I had a grand time. Nothing like date nights. Hooray for grandparents who love hanging out with the grandkids! ;)
The next day we took my mom to the Aviation museum which Ross loved once again until being there for so long and not being able to get in all the planes - he really wanted to fly them. We enjoyed it nonetheless.
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| The one plane Ross COULD ride in. :) |
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| Last time we were here this little number was hanging out in my belly. She's MUCH cuter this way. :) |
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| Taking a spin on a plane! |
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| An actual passenger plane. |
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| The passenger seats...I think I would have passed out I would have been so scared. |
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| Her snarly smile - silly girl! |
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| Steering a helicopter. |
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| The kiddo Spruce Goose |
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| The Boy Who Could Fly. ;) |
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| This girl getting some serious grandparents time. :) |
That evening we got a babysitter and took my parents to the Portland Temple. It was a wonderful evening and so nice to be there with my parents. I love that Temple. It truly is the house of the Lord.
Sunday was a nice relaxing day at church and a fun birthday dinner and more cake that evening. Being 30 isn't so bad. I sure love birthday month - it's the gift that keeps on giving. :)
Monday came way too quickly and my parents were close to heading out. My mom and I took Ross to this quaint breakfast cafe that had planes hanging around and a train they turned on for Ross to watch as well as a big bucket of trains - every boy's dream come true. It was delicious. And then, all too quickly - my parents headed back home. It was a great visit!
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| Enjoying some breakfast |
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| Group picture...a bit tricky to get everyone to cooperate. :) |
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| Another try. ;) |
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| Best one we got - Ross was pretty much done. ;) |
Our good friends the Horchs headed out for another internship and we're leaving shortly for ours. We had them over for dinner and a last good-bye until graduation. Ross keeps asking for Wesley to come over and when I tell him they went to Colorado he just says, "Let's go to Colorado right now - see Wesley." It's a bit heartbreaking actually. We've skyped with them a couple times - hopefully the 6 months go fast. :) There's nothing like making good friends!
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| The boys |
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| Stace and Kim - we had some great times! |
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| The friends - we love you guys! |
We've also gotten to babysit some cuties here and there, and I can't help but take some pictures. Here's a few more random pictures of things we're up to. :)
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| Our cutie neighbor Ayla came to hang out with us for a little bit. |
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| Ruby was obsessed - she was quite mad that she couldn't keep poking Ayla like she wanted to. |
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| Had to show off Ruby's ADORABLE tights - love babies in tights! |
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| She is WAY too adorable and she would just sit there contentedly and let me hold her. It was SO nice! |
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| Ross was ALSO obsessed. He wanted to lay right beside Ayla. |
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| Our little friend, Henry, came over to play too. He and Rubes had a grand ol' time. Ruby poked him to death and he grabbed her hair and never let go. Look at his kissable cheeks. I just want to eat him up all the time! |
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| These two are only two weeks apart. They had to check out the toy box together...even though they couldn't reach anything in it. It was just the place to be. |
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| Rubes LOVES spending time with her big bro. He's the coolest. |
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| Especially if you're getting pulled on a blanket...her belly is so stinkin' cute! |
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| Dad is so fun - he's the best. :) |
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| This boys just kills me. He's just too darn cute. :) |
Ruby has recently decided that she would like to master the somersault since Ross does them all the time. Her progress is currently this:
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| This girl will try anything! |
