Uncle Damon and Aunt Heidi

Heidi and I are having a great summer. We've been traveling all over, doing all sorts of cool things, and of course generally neglecting to blog any of it. The last week or so has been a little slower and we've taken the opportunity to rest up. To keep us on our toes we offered to watch Heidi's niece Molly for a few days and play house.





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