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    Enjoying vacation too much to blog… Plus chasing after Miss Wants To Dive Head First Into The Ocean is a lot of work. I’ve been very lax on taking photos (hence the iPhone shot), but I did do a family beach session this morning that I am excited to share. I’m not used to dealing with too much sun in December… It was a nice challenge to have. You can also look forward to a video of Tuesday, it will involve dancing. If I could read her mind I imagine it would be thinking something like, “I love Hawaii. I want to stay here forever and be a hula dancer. HAWAII!!!” I don’t have to guess the last part; she learned to say Hawaii and uses the word whenever she sees something here she likes… Which is everything (even sunscreen!). I like it all too and feel so lucky to be here.

    Aloha

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    I squeezed in one more photo shoot a few cold weekends ago to capture my friend Karen and her twin 18 month old girls.
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    It was so so cold, and the ground was very wet.
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    But we lucked out and had clear skies.
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    This is Karen’s husband; it’s his family’s farm.
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    Love this one… the girls were go go go!
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    Karen chose this one as a big canvas for her living room, love those expressions.
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    Awe sweet daddy love is the best!
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    You can see this is after Kourtney took a tumbler, but she recovered with a little love and some binkie time.
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    Such sweet things. I’m so glad we were able to fit this shoot in before the snow!

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    So thankful for so much…
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    For friends who are crafty and thoughtful.
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    Sciarrino made tutu this Pilgrim hat and she toddled around with it a good part of the day.
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    Even while checking out the sales fliers!
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    My wonderful husband. He cooked the appetizers… I did zero cooking, yay!
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    A beautiful table set by my mom (with her wonderful cranberry sauce). There was no kids table. This was the grown-up table, so I guess that makes the other table the old person table, ha!
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    mmm bacon. Taro said that he can’t get bacon like ours in Japan, their version doesn’t have as much fat. I don’t think I will ever be living long term in Japan 🙂
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    All my friends and family. I am such a lucky girl, and I do know it. I hope you and yours had a fabulous day as well and are going to bed with full tummies and warm hearts.

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