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| Bailey photo bombing the picture, but she is sure a sweetie! |
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| Every hill/mountain top in Scotland has some sort of stone plack to tell you where you are |
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| Kady and I bracing the wind |
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| Ryan and Angus |
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| Ninja stealth time |
Friday, December 28, 2012
Tap O'Noth
After eating one too many christmas cookies, the few of us with dogs left in Aberdeen after Christmas decided to get out and stretch our legs and let the dogs burn some energy. We piled into two Land Rover Defenders and headed about 1.5 hours northwest of Aberdeen to Tap O'Noth. The online review of the walk said it was a hill but when we pulled up to the little parking lot at the base Laine exclaimed that it was not a hill but a mountain. Needless to say we climbed it anyway. It was a bit windy when we reached the top but the views were well worth it.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Home for the Holidays
I decided after five, read it, five home trips in 2011 I would only go home once in 2012. This resulted in people coming to visit me and me being able to do some traveling myself. So my one and only trip to the good ol' USA was for Thanksgiving to Seattle where my sister and her family live. Once my mom and dad found out I was spending Thanksgiving in Seattle they too decided they were coming.
It ended up being a really great trip home with some much needed family time. My sister and I were able to take a whole day just the two of us visiting and shopping (thanks again Brent for watching the kids!) before mom and dad arrived. Once my mom and dad arrived, the three of us moved into the condo we had rented for the week thus not over crowding my sister and her family.
All in all we had a great week of laughing and visiting and eating and playing. We all went to an indoor trampoline center where Aislin and Cadel (and the adults) had a blast jumping. We went down to the Seattle Space Needle where the Chihuly glass exhibit is on permanent display. And we celebrated Aislin's 5th birthday a few days early.
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It ended up being a really great trip home with some much needed family time. My sister and I were able to take a whole day just the two of us visiting and shopping (thanks again Brent for watching the kids!) before mom and dad arrived. Once my mom and dad arrived, the three of us moved into the condo we had rented for the week thus not over crowding my sister and her family.
All in all we had a great week of laughing and visiting and eating and playing. We all went to an indoor trampoline center where Aislin and Cadel (and the adults) had a blast jumping. We went down to the Seattle Space Needle where the Chihuly glass exhibit is on permanent display. And we celebrated Aislin's 5th birthday a few days early.
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| My dad |
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| My mom |
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| Chihuly |
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| Rachel and Aislin |
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| Sting ray |
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| Aislin taking pictures with her mom's phone |
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| Cuddly Cadel |
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| Space Needle |
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| Cadel being goofy |
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