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| On the train to go to the airport! |
Joseph (now 22 mos) and I took a quick surprise trip to the US...
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| On the airplane for the first of two flights to get to LAX, here we are on our way to Japan |
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| Joseph loved the seatbelt! Just like a big kid |
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| Grandpa Steve and Grandma Marion picked us up from LAX and drove us to Irvine so we could surprise my mom |
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| Surprise! I sent Joseph through the door first to really shock my mom |
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| My mom couldn't believe it was really us |
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| My mom was really excited to see us. However she was just finishing a major kitchen renovation so the house was pretty torn up. Notice I am still wearing my teal airplane eye patch--I was so jet lagged I forgot to take it off |
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| The next day we joined my parents at a big community service project |
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| My sis and my dad |
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| The kitchen is almost done (floor still taped up!) |
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| My bro Brian came down from Nevada, and Heather came down from Utah and I came from KL all to see our youngest brother Nathan off on a two year church mission to CHILE! Wahoo Nathan have fun in Chile for two years! |
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| That Sunday we had a big party to send Nathan off. Clockwise from left: Jeff, Grandma Marion, Joseph, Leah, Scott, and Brian |
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| Yey the siblings are together at last (well since Christmas) and so happy. You can tell how tall my little brothers and sister are when you compare them to me |
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| We are such goofballs--I love it |
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| Sitting on the porch enjoying the gorgeous CA weather: Grandpa Steve, Grandma Marion, Christian my BFF cousin, and me wearing my Malaysian Indian Punjabi suit |
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| I love cooking with my mom -- she is so healthy and I have learned so much from her |
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| Brian, Joseph and I |
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| Joseph LOVED Brian's banjo (and also Nathan's acoustic and electric guitars) |
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| There's always a song going on -- Joseph was in heaven |
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| He also was in heaven sweeping the floor -- he kept finding places and said they were "soo dirty" so he could sweep them |
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| Heather and Brian wrote this awesome song a few years ago and sing it all the time, this time the whole family joined in -- the lyrics go "you put a rainbow in my heart, in my heart, in my heart; I want a pop tart in my art, in my art, in my art" -- it is hilarious because you know my silly family is so artistic |
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| Here we are making playdough dinosaurs and reading the dinosaur book -- Joseph is doing the dinosaur face |
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| Big hugs for Nathan |
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| Isn't he so cute -- I think all the girls in Chile are going to go nuts |
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| Another of Joseph's favorite appliances -- as long as it is not plugged in |
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| Visit with G&G Robinson to the LA temple |
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| And dinner afterwards on Pico |
AFTER CA, we headed to Utah so surprise Mike's family...
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| Uncle Luke picked us up from the airport and we went in to surprise Grandma Marianne (we walked in through the garage which is why you see the skis |
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| Surprise! |
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| Grandpa Joe, Kate, and Luke |
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| So much fun to be with our Feathie family |
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| Joseph now calls Grandma Marianne "Grammianne" |
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| To keep our arrival a surprise, Luke made up this awesome story about how he had to go to work on a Saturday because someone needed help moving offices...he even got dressed for work and everything. Kudos to Lukie, the family totally bought it even though he was so worried he wasn't a good liar -- thanks Lukie |
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| Joseph was in Heaven because they had a whole fridge stocked with Costco STRAWBERRIES and blueberries. Really I think that's all he ate for a whole day. He never gets them in KL because they are so expensive so this was such a treat. |
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| And of course, a favorite place in Grammianne's house is the pantry |
Love to all
