We had too many Thanksgiving pictures to post here, but you can check out our Thanksgiving pics
here and
here. The rest of the pictures posted here are from our trip to the Seattle area to spend Christmas with Clarissa's family.
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Ice Skating!
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With Clarissa's Sister
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Clarissa's niece Josie, learning to skate with help of John and Dad
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Clarissa and Josie making Julia Childs' sticky buns for Christmas morning
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Christmas would not be complete without a gingerbread Americano at Starbucks
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For our 17 month lunaversary we went out on the town in Seattle which included swing dancing and yummy late night Korean food in the University district
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Neices: Bailey and Josie
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John experienced Dim Sum for the first time, ah Chinese food at its best!
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Hiking in the cascades with Starbucks; it would feel wrong if it didn't feel so right.
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Clarissa and Mom
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Mom's Christmas Village... a long standing tradition
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Buddy (mom's dog)
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Christmas Eve= Homemade Pasta = Yum
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Singing Christmas Carols on Christmas Eve
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My favorite Christmas morning pic :-)
LOVE the pictures! Glad to hear you guys are doing well and I'm very excited about coming steps into your future in missions! Bless you both so much! And use more exclamation points! :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm. If Africa is anything like South America, you might have to get used to Christmas without Gingerbread Americanos. Lima has a number of Starbucks, but none of them will make you a gingerbread anything. My wife is distraught...
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