ooooh, pineapples

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we had fun exploring the farm!

my first home-made Lei

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thanks to Mindy's grandparents!

Kauai sure is pretty!

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ready for the gladiator games...

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you think someone is reading too much Percy Jackson in the Hall house?

Happy Halloween Matubrew's

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Happy Halloween Hall's

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trick or treatin'

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here we are - me, Connor, and Liam getting our candy!

and Bria is a back-pack puppy

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Do I look pretty?

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I'm Princess Ariel (with legs, duh...)

Halloween!

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Chillin' with Liam

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We are obviously just way too cool!

The Westin pool was awesome!

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Thanks to Matt and Mary and their kids for hosting us and letting us use the super fab Westin pool during our stay in Princeville! I want to know where the princesses were...

fun in Kauai

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I got up the nerve to go down the slide, and then had to do it again and again and again!

The beginning of our Hawaii adventure

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As you can see, Bria was ready to travel from the very beginning of our trip...

My last birthday present

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it came a little late, and we had to make a special trip to Ikea, but now that I'm three, I get to sleep in my own fairy princess mermaid big-girl bed! I love it, and I have to show it to EVERYONE that comes over!

Hangin' with my cuz

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Joe, Lisa, and Josh came down for Labor Day! I took them to the museum!

gettin' ready for dance class!

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now that I'm three I get to go to dance class! Look out world!

birthday cupcakes!

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Happy birthday to me!

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Am I a Fairy? A Princess? A Mermaid?

Fairy Princess Mermaid Extravaganza

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I'm 3!!!

see...

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I'm sharing it with Bria... don't think that turtle is going to fit through the door though!

our birthday dollhouse!

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yes, I promise to share this with Bria!

and after my first taste of chocolate

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before my first taste of chocolate

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Birthday Luau for Bria

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Here we are all decked out in our Aloha attire for Bria's luau

Happy 1st Birthday Bria

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So we've got a lot of blogging to do... but we'll start back here at baby sister's #1 birthday! She's still a baby, but now she's one!

Hmmm...

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should I listen to Momma?

Niels likes princess mermaid fairies too

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Tee-hee - Niels liked my book!

fun at the picnic

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more fun with Momma's friends at her reunion picnic.

Ridin' Metrolink

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Since Bria kept getting up SO early, the rest of us decided to ride the train over to Pop-pop's house.

Princess dress and Prince Suits!

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Momma and Poppa went to a big party without me... but I did help them pick out their prince and princess attire.

Baby Sister hanging out at the City Museum

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Bria wanted to get in on the action too...

Choo-choo!!!

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next up at the City Museum was this amazing train!

more city museum

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City museum fun with Tutu Heather

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Wee.... we're in a big wheel!

Waiting for food...

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BBQ at Pop-pop's... Where's the grub?

Best of friends!

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It's me and my new friend Madeline!

Niels is 2!

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Yeah "baby Niels" isn't so much of a baby anymore! He's a big-boy!

mmm... cake

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Happy Birthday cuz!

Almost time...

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for the GRAND FINALE!

Bria and Monkey

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Here's Bria, the big 11 month old with her new lovey!

11 months and a day!

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Woo-hoo, baby sister is getting to be such a big girl! She'll be 1 in 1 month!!!

Me and Willa!!!

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Here's us... at the play!

Br'er Rabbit

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The play we saw was all about Br'er Rabbit and all his friends.

Time for a play!

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A couple of weekends ago we went to our first play!

Pop-pop and a whale!

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Here we are all in front of the woods hole aquarium!

Hanging out in da hole

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Baby sister's first trip to Woods Hole!

Posing on a rock!

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Yes, that's me, on a rock! REI catalog here I come!

in woods hole!

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Me and Poppa in woods hole!

Crayola Factory!

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Yep - that's me, and Momma, and Baby Sister with a giant Elmo Crayon!