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Augustine's 📓, 7.19.17. Still figuring out a good platform for this with little to no internet out here. Hopefully y'all can zoom in to read the manuscript. #ascendpgh #liveyourdreamgrant (at Hawthorn Cottages & Camping)

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First day in 🇨🇦--off to Old Baldy. #liveyourdreamgrant #ascendpgh (at Grey Highlands)

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Cousin Micah and uncle Bob came through for a day of driving Micah's Camaro very fast at the PGH racetrack. I hadn't seen Micah for a few years, and Bob for maybe 30! So good to reconnect.

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at University Parks

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The secret benefit of hosting Easter is that you get to make Easter tacos w the leftovers. Key ingredients: Lamb shoulder by @2jmcdermo5, sweet potato casserole by @poolerwright, Brussels sprout hash by @kschmich, middle eastern rice mint salad by @homesteadmcdma, all on top of Reyna's tortillas.

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First Communion party with Fr Dan and mom and dad. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! (at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish (Homestead, PA))

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Easter Vigil. Magdalen's first communion. Augustine's one-year anniversary serving at the altar. (at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish (Homestead, PA))

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#millerfork

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Bedtime (at Land of the Arches Campground)

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Barefoot and getting strong. At a "secret" bouldering spot in the #redrivergorge. #nofilter

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New friends! (at Land of the Arches Campground)

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Racking down (at Red River Gorge)

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Catherine works the all-important no-feet rest. Sometimes you just have to rest however you can when it gets STEEP in the #redrivergorge (at Muir Valley Climbing Area)

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Calm before the ⛈. Posting from the calm on the other side. Both tents held up well through a day and a night of big winds and steady, sometimes heavy, wind. (at Land of the Arches Campground)

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@ascendpgh is open! The kids love the auto belays because they give them tension, unlike their dad. Seriously, tho, the place is sweet, and the bouldering is the goldmine. (at Ascend Pittsburgh)

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Magdalen on her first lead, the phosphorescent On the Back of the Milky Whale. She also led Hippy Dreams this week. Her idea. (at Summersville Lake)