Tahoe Spring Break, April 2017 |
Epic winter skiing. |
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Sportastic Weekend, March 2017 |
Seven Sporting Events for Two Boys over Two Days. |
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Boys' Birthday Party 2017 |
Avi turns 8, Ezra turns 6, so we play football. |
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Halloween 2016 |
Great costumes, a pumpkin patch, and, of course, trick or treating with our pals! |
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Dave, Dara, Ian, and Jared Visit, Aug 2016 |
Some of our East Coast family came to visit and we had a rockin' time! |
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Ezra's First Day of Kindergarten |
Ezra's First Day of Kindergarten at LES, and Avi's first day of Second Grade |
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Ayla Turns Two! |
Gymnastics (which Ayla loved, but was probably more for mom!) |
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Passover Seder 2016 |
Complete with matzah s'mores (it's the thought that counts!) |
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Ezra's First Baseball Game |
The kid went 3-for-3 in the first game of what is sure to be a stellar career! |
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Tahoe 2015-2016 |
We only made it up once this winter, but we made it count! |
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Christmas 2015 in Cancun |
Sixteen of us head South to celebrate with Saint Nick. |
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Family Photoshoot, Dec 2015 |
Looking our best! |
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Halloween 2015 |
Halloween on a SATURDAY?!?! You have to make that count... We visit a pumpkin patch and trick-or-treat at our old haunt--22nd St! |
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Avi and Ezra Soccer, Sept 2015 |
The boys show off their moves on the soccer pitch. |
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Avi's First Day of First Grade |
The whole family helps take Avi to his first day of 1st Grade. |
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Ayla Turns One |
Birthday Party and more! |
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Tahoe 2014-2015 |
We rented a ski house for the season and had a lot of fun! |
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Avi and Ezra Soccer, Sept 2015 |
The boys show off their moves on the soccer pitch. |
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Ayla's Eleven Month Photoshoot |
And she's crawling! |
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Ayla's Ten Month Photoshoot |
Closing in on one year |
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Ayla's Nine Month Photoshoot |
Mimi was here for the photoshoot! |
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Birthday Party 2015 |
A journey into the jungle! |
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Ayla's Eight Month Photoshoot |
Ayla's Eight Month Photoshoot. |
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Ayla's Seven Month Photoshoot |
Eighteen pictures to celebrate her seven month birthday. |
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Ayla's Six Month Photoshoot |
It was (around) Halloween, so we dressed up! |
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Ayla's Five Month Photoshoot |
With special guest, #charleymorgan! |
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Ayla's Four Month Photoshoot |
17 photos, zero wardrobe changes. |
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Ayla's Baby Naming |
Ayla gets a name. |
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Avi's First Day of Kindergarten |
Ready for the Big Time. |
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Ayla's Three Month Photoshoot |
Smiling, grabbing, and kicking her way through her third month. |
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Ayla's Two Month Photoshoot |
And she still has all of her hair! |
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Ayla's One Month Photoshoot |
Ayla turns one month old and wears a label to prove it. |
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Ayla's First Two Weeks |
Friends, siblings, and photoshoots. |
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Ayla is Born |
We welcome Ayla Rose, our new sister! |
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Maternity Photoshoot, 2014 |
Last family photoshoot before our little sister arrives! |
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Birthday Parties 2014 |
Avi turns 5 and Ezra turns 3. We all party. |
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Lake Tahoe 2014 |
We brave the 50 degree weather with our friends as Avi and Ezra ski for the first time. |
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Family Photoshoot Nov 2013 |
Our first East Bay family photoshoot--at a park, of course! |
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Temporary Housing |
After the fire, we lived in a hotel for six weeks and made the most of it! |
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House Fire (April 2013) |
(This letter is an example of the love and support that we felt from so many people...) |
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Super Hero Birthday Bash 2013 |
Super Mom leads the way as Avi turns four and Ezra turns two! |
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Halloween 2012 |
The entire family goes trick-or-treating! |
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Liz and Robin Visits, 2012 |
We have some wonderful visitors to our new house! |
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Seattle Trip, 2012 |
We visit friends and family up north during the beautiful Seattle summer. |
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Minnesota Trip, 2012 |
Mommy, Avi, and Ezra fly to Minnesota to visit family. |
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Family Photo Shoot, 2012 |
Just having some candid fun at the playground and beach! |
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Passover Seders, 2012 |
Complete with Locusts finger puppets... |
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San Diego Visit, Feb 2012 |
A week of fun with the Persingers! |
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Ezra's First Birthday |
Let him eat cake! |
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Ezra's 12 Month Photoshoot |
One year, no problem! |
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Avi's Third Birthday |
Avi Turns Three: lots of cupcakes, balloons, jumping around... and some tears! |
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New Years 2012 in Boston |
We head East for a chilly New Years with family and friends |
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Ezra's Eleven Month Photoshoot |
Exploring... |
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Ezra's Ten Month Photoshoot |
Ready to take on the world! |
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Thanksgiving 2011 in San Diego |
Classic Thanksgiving:
Turkey, Family, Beach, Parrots, and, of course, the Zoo!
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A Fun November, 2011 |
Birthday Parties and some fun with the family...
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Ezra's Nine Month Photoshoot |
More eating, crawling, and exploring...
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Halloween 2011 |
Pumpkin Patch, Costumes, and Candy!
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Bath Time, Nov 2011 |
Clean, at least for the moment
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Ezra Eight Month Photoshoot |
In his eighth month, Ezra started crawling
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San Diego and San Francisco Visits, Summer 2011 |
We travel to San Diego AND we have visitors in SF: classic win-win!
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Holly's 35th Birthday Party |
Girls Weekend in San Diego!
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Sporty Avi |
Scooting, soccer, and napping.
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Ezra's Seven Month Photoshoot |
Seven months old and hatching big plans...
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Hawaii, Summer 2011 |
Three Families, each with a child about 2, one great time! |
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Huntington Beach, Summer 2011 |
The Persinger Family took over Huntington Beach (and Disneyland!) |
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Ezra Eats Real Food |
Well, sort of real food |
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Ezra's 6 Month Photoshoot |
Halfway to a whole number of years! |
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Ezra's 5 Month Photoshoot |
Five Big Months! |
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Aunt Robin in SF in June 2011 |
Aunt Robin Comes to Visit us in SF and we have a blast! |
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Avi, Some Pictures at 2.5 years old |
Not an official photoshoot, but some recent phones of the Older Brother |
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Trip to Boston, June 2011 |
Mommy, Avi, and Ezra spend June in Boston |
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Ezra's Four Month Photo Shoot |
Four Months Old, much more sophisticated |
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Ezra's Three Month Photo Shoot |
Ezra Poses for His 3 Month Photoshoot |
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Passover 2011 |
Cousin Dan and some friends visited for Passover at our house, 2011. |
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Long Weekend In Monterey |
A long weekend visiting spots in Monterey, old and new. |
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Fire Engine Puzzle |
"Ages 3 and Up"? No problem. |
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Soccer Tots with Avi and Daddy, 2011 |
Daddy and Avi Dominate the Soccer Pitch! |
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Ezra's Two Month Photoshoot |
Baby Brother Turns Eight Weeks Old! |
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Visitors: Rachael and Elsa and Liz and Henry |
While Daddy was away, Mommy, Avi, and Ezra Played--with friends! |
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Ezra's One Month Photoshoot |
Ezra, One Month Old (with some friends) |
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Ezra's Second Week |
Photos from Ezra's Second Week |
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Visitors for Ezra |
We couldn't have done it without you! |
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Ezra's Bris |
Lost a little, gained a lot! |
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Ezra's First Week |
Visitors, Adventures, Photoshoots, and more... All in seven wild days! |
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Ezra's First Day |
Ezra Ivan Grossman's First Day |
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Almost Four of Us |
We enjoy the last days of Mommy's pregnancy as we prepare to become a family of four. |
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Avi's New Room |
Avi Upgrades into a Big Boy Room. |
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Avi's Second Birthday Party |
Avi invited lots of his pals to the Little Gym to Celebrate his Second Birthday Party. |
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Holidays in SF, 2010 |
Gigi, Grandpa, Mimi, and Zayda all visit us in SF for the holidays. |
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Thanksgiving 2010 in Boston |
We visited Boston for Thanksgiving. |
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Dara and Dave's Wedding |
We went to New York City to help Uncle Dave marry Dara! |
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Halloween 2010 |
Boo! |
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Persinger Reunion in Las Vegas, 2010 |
Another trip to Vegas, this time with Gigi, Grandpa, and some other fun Persingers! |
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Seattle Summer Trip, 2010 |
We head to Seattle and Oregon for a couple of weeks to visit
with family! |
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Mikah Jin's Bris |
Avi's new cousin, Mikah Jin, gets the snip-snip! |
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18 Month Old Photoshoot |
Avi turns one-and-half so, of course, we had a photo shoot. Truth be told, he was an easier model when he was younger! |
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June 2010 |
It's summertime in San Francisco as Avi approaches one-and-a-half. Red Sox games, gymnastics, the park, and lots of summer fun! |
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MA and NYC, May 2010 |
We went East for 10 days, including Boston and NYC. We
visited friends, family, and cheered our friends Seth and
Kate as they got married! |
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Lake Tahoe, April 2010 |
Last month, we went to Lake Tahoe with our neighbors and had
a blast. Avi just isn't sure that that he likes the snow,
though... |
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Bay Area Discovery Museum |
We took a trip to the Bay Area Discovery Museum with our friends the Weekleys... Corey is a professional photographer! |
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Seattle for William's Birthday |
We went to Seattle for William's Sports-Themed Birthday Party and visited a bunch of Seattle friends! |
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Twelve Birthday Photo Shoots |
For his birthday every month for an entire year, Avi had a Photo Shoot! |
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Avi's First Birthday Party |
Everyone Came Over to Help Avi Celebrate His First |
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New Years in Boston and Mexico |
First Boston and then Mexico for New Years |
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Hanukkah in San Diego, 2009 |
We traveled to San Diego for Hanukkah |
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Thanksgiving 2009 |
Grammy and Zayda visit us in SF for a great Thanksgiving
weekend! |
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Halloween 2009 |
Pumpkin picking and Trick or Treating! |
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Holly's 33rd Birthday in Seattle |
To celebrate Mommy's and Aunt Liz's Birthdays, we all went to Seattle! |
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Jake and Liz's Wedding Weekend |
I'm so excited about my Brand New AUNT Liz!! |
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Jake and Liz's Pre-Wedding Slideshow |
Uncle Jake and Aunt Liz made a really cool slideshow that they showed everyone during the Rehearsal Dinner |
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Avi Eats Sweet Potatoes |
Avi enjoys some tasty sweet potatoes--his first successful "real food"! |
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Avi Visits Seattle |
Avi and Mom visit friends, family, and animals in Seattle. |
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Fathers Day 2009 |
For Avi's First Fathers Day, he held a BBQ at the house in honor of all of the dads. |
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Avi Heads East |
Avi's First Trip to the East Coast: Boston, New York, and Providence. Lots of relatives, and even a game at Fenway Park! |
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Robin and Eric's Wedding |
Aunt Robin made Eric my newest official Uncle, and we went to San Diego for all of the fun! |
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Avi's First Sox Game |
The Red Sox came to town to play the Oakland A's, so Avi
gathered a bunch of his friends and took us to the game to
cheer on the Sox! |
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Lake Tahoe |
9 friends and 2 babies head to Lake Tahoe for a ski weekend |
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Cousins Carson and Avi |
Born eight days apart, Cousins Carson and Avi have fun together!
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Avi Rocks Vega$ |
Dad had a business trip in Las Vegas so while he worked, Mom
and Avi rocked Vegas.
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Gigi and Grandpa's First Visit |
Gigi and Grandpa made a West Coast road trip to visit Avi and his cousin Carson. Here are some pics from their time in San Francisco.
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Avi At the Spa |
In the third week, Avi discovered the Spa, and it was good. He liked it so much, that he requested a return visit in week seven!
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Avi And Friends |
Pictures of Avi with new Friends from all over the country |
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Avi's Bris |
Avi's Big Day. He handled it like a trooper. Thanks to all of our friends and family for making it such a special day for us!
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Avi and Family |
We've been lucky enough to have lots of family visit us in
San Francsico...
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Avi's Week One Photo Shoots |
Avi posed for some pics during his first week (4th day and
6th day)
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Avi's Birth Day Portraits |
I took 50 photos within 2 minutes. These are the best 14. Yes, lots of similar pics--I warned you! |
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Avi's Birth Day Pics |
A few pictures from the day Avi decided to join us on the outside |
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Pregnancy Pictures |
PG-13 pictures of an 8-month pregnant Holly, taken by Joel |
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Our Honeymoon |
Kenya and Tanzania over Christmas and New Years 2007/2008!
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Marriage Proposal Weekend |
Pictures from our proposal weekend in Pacific Grove, CA (near Carmel)...
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