Griffith Observatory and skating

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As we continue to recap our trip to Los Angeles, I present to you a morning spent at Griffith Observatory.

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Lil’ bro bummed that we had to wait to get in.

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Mark, psyched as Noah to get inside, skipping through the hallways.

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We were here.

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Respect your elders.

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Later, after swooping up Eli from school, we went skating.

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We had some girls hanging out at the skatepark with us too, no big deal.

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Eli is 6 and tearing it up.

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Follow the leader.

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Joe, Mark, and #worstdudeever. The old men club. (photo by Kate)

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(photo by Kate).

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Joe (aka “.com”) blasting one.

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Later at the cabin, we had the girls playing Twister ©.

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Good times.

Meeting Donovan

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Third morning in California at Mark and Sara’s house feeling real cozy.

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We even continued to feel cozy even as Mark and Sara were hard at work around us getting ready for a photo shoot.

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Later, after lunch we met up with Joe, Brook, and Donovan!

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Woodpecker.

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Back at the Williams + Hirakawa photo shoot.

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Post-shoot flash cards. Eli goes to a japanese immersion school.

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Stars, Jack, Leo, and whoopee cushions.

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Waking up in California.

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Noah didn’t waste anytime getting into Eli’s toys while he was at school.

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Out running errands.

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Later we dropped in on Jack and his dad Joe.

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Later.

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Amanda and Leo!

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Parents…

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Both Noah and Amanda like a good potty joke.

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Back at Mark and Sara’s, being a bad influence on Eli.

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Flying to Cali

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Nana T. dropping us off at the airport last week for our trip to L.A.

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Always traveling light.

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See you soon skis and snowboard.

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Makeshift bib.

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Airport memory games.

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In-flight safety instructions.

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Landed.

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Waiting on our skis and snowboard, which didn’t make it on our flight. Luckily they were delivered to us the next day.

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Waiting on our rental car…

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Dinner.

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PVD Sledfest

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Breakfast in Providence with The Deaners. Talking about going sledding.

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Practice hill.

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The big hill.

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Lunch. So good.

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New Years Eve party!

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