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Toulumne in Japan 2026: Chapter 1 In Tokyo

We’re celebrating Bachan’s birthday with an adventure in Japan with all her grandchildren. Three generations taking on chapters in Tokyo, Takayama, Fujikawa and Kichijoji. The title of these four posts, ‘Tolumne in Japan’, refers to the family camp where my mom would take us each summer to spend four days in Yosemite valley with family…
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Oahu Wedding

This post has to be in three chapters because our October half term felt like three beautiful vacations in one! Chapter 1 Oahu There was nothing but joy heading to Waikiki to celebrate Corey D and May’s nuptials. We arrived for the welcome beach party and the keiki beach was perfect for splashing with cousins and…
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40th and 1/3

Can’t believe we were the first to arrive to Campo! What a sweet start to the reunion/birthday/summer party weekend to have a moment together at the very beginning. The running joke for the weekend was how Seb’s birthday celebration fell on the weekend of Corey’s actual birthday. We celebrated this dynamic duo with feasts and…
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We went to the Olympics!

I still can’t believe we went to the Olympics. We entered the lottery and booked our events package a year ago. Now August 2024 was here and we were ready to live this dream. Lille, France: We started the trip with Saya smashing her finger in the door of the ‘adjoining’ rooms that we had…
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Samuel P Taylor 2024

Summer 2024 kickoff was a camping trip to celebrate Grandad’s big birthday. Each day, Grandad and Mamo’s campsite was abuzz with grandkids. Cousins of different ages and heights skipped rocks, rode scooters, and picked blackberries. They could always find an auntie’s hand to guide them, or a cousin’s plot to adventure into. Everyone chipped in.…