First of all to my fanbase: I love you. I did not ignore your suggestions/requests/demands for updates because I'm spiteful and want to see you suffer. If I could, I'd send you each a super yummy cupcake as a way to make up and it'd be your choice between 1-chocolate with chocolate ganache glaze and chocolate mousse filling or 2-yellow with chocolate ganache glaze and vanilla custard filling. I think that would increase my fanbase. But since I can't do that, you'll have to settle for a short video of me singing a heartfelt apology. HA! Just kidding. Wow, so funny. About as funny as the lady at the library who walked in the bathroom as I was wrestling a poopy baby and said, "Do I smell a baby in here?" Kick her, Mika. Ok, here's the blog.
Events or Common Scenes for the Rabes During 2010
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Rose begins to emerge from the ugly newborn stage
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Mika and Rose with their Hello Kitties (Mama Kitty & Baby Kitty)
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Mika graduates to a bed
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Rose graduates to a high chair
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The Dancing Dress
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One of many fort variations. Most included the DVD player.
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Grandpa and Louise get married
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Mika in her super chic dress at the wedding
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A blue 3rd birthday...
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...with Pinata! (which she tucked into bed and
slept with the night before its demise)
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Kayaking excursion
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Gasworks park
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Classic summer fun at cousin Gabe's
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Another childhood classic
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Childhood classic #2 - just kidding. I've never been on a camel, have you?
Mika's ultra cool like that.
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Cousin buddies at the zoo
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Definitely out of the ugly newborn stage
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Forget the zoo animals!
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At the flower garden. Yo.
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The Sistahs. I'm pretty sure Rose isn't eating a rock. Might be a petal.
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Hiking Mt. Rainier
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View of the mount and proof that I went
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The Sistahs in plaid
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Rose n Grandma
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Rose and new cousin Nyomi
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At Maris Farm. This picture is included solely
because that bunny's stinkin cute.
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Meeks and buddy Hudson at Maris Farm
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Mika picks her pumpkin. Ten times fast.
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Rose in (eating) the rose cow car. There was a train of these
pulled by a tractor and when filled with a
bunch of 3 year olds, cuteness factor was high.
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Mika gets her first haircut
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Birthday number 1 for the Roser
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Digging in
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My latest hobby.
I wasn't kidding about those cupcake options mentioned earlier.
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Cali Christmas - a top notch time