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Impossible

Next to impossible: Getting all four kids to look good in one shot





Seems impossible: That these kids (plus two others!) used to look like this:

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Completely impossible: Two girls getting along better than these two did for four days



Possible: That I have the best family ever

Also possible: That I'm sad that it'll be several more months before we're together again

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aimee said…
I miss everyone! I can't believe Mallory is almost as tall as Nicolas!!
5:40 PM
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