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| Recreating one of our wedding pictures from nearly 16 years ago. Until now, we hadn't been back to that same temple. | 
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| One short, sweet day of catching up with loved ones. | 
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| S. and his sister, making marathon memories together. | 
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| Looking out over Canyonlands National Park. | 
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| At 'Park Avenue' in Arches. | 
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| Our unusual digs in Moab. | 
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| The most amazing place we've ever stayed. This one-bedroom, one-bath house supplied its own water, electricity, and passive heating and cooling, and was gorgeous and comfy to boot. Serious off-grid luxury. | 
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| Contemplating the 400-year-old San Miguel Chapel. | 
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| Yes, we did! This one's been on S.'s bucket list forever, and it was even more wonderful than we had hoped. | 
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| On top of the world at almost 11,000 feet in the Sandias. | 
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| Finally, the Balloon Fiesta, packed with hundreds of hot-air balloons going up all around us. | 
We're glad to be reunited back home -- now we just have to make a new bucket list! 
And save up money for 16 more years...
A BIG shout-out to the families who made it possible by taking our four kids, during the school year, for over 10 days.