Christmastime!

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Cold days….
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Yep, they’re both pretty much OUT:
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Christmas tree!
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Those red ornaments look a little crowded down on the bottom…

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Cutie:
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Brian’s first Christmas ornament and Anna’s. We need to get one for Maggie!
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Anna’s turn with the camera:
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Don’t let a damp blueberry get in with the dry blueberries. 🙁
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And now some videos!

Maggie playing and Anna dancing:

Maggie talking!

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A Father’s Poetry

Posted by his wife after asking permission…

Music

By Brian Davis

shuffles along today’s toil
amidst crowds on this mortal coil
weary of tasks and times
meetings and mimes
bored to death by shuffled papers
still burns low life’s taper
ready to light the eyes
and carry away the sighs
to heights unknown
where an unearthly tone
composed of little voices
remind us of our choices
imagination sings
innocent learning brings
laughter and smiles
love’s tender warmth beguiles
and wiles away the gray
dour work of day
a child’s embrace
wife’s lovely face
this is the music in my soul

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Family Pictures

Uncle Ken took these photos for us. Thank you Ken; they’re fantastic!!!

Here is the clan! This is my Dad’s side of the family. It’s been many years since we’ve taken our annual family picture… since Grandpa died and Great-Grandma too. They live on in the hearts of us still…
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My Mom and Dad… Now I need to decide which to print for our wall!
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Here’s what I’m printing to Finally update A&M’s family photo!
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I’ve got some baby weight to lose… but this is a mighty sweet family photo if I do say so.
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Videos galore!

I love my family.

Smiling 6 week-old

Basket Girl!

Videos from my birthday party!

Good family time – Itsy Bitsy Spider – You can hear my mom carrying the true melody…

Quack, quack!!! Yippee!

And for a grand finale…. The Hokey Pokey!!!! (Anna will never call us hokey, will she?)

What I see when Brian gets home from a long day at work. What I like to see anyway:

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Girls

She loves her tutus… she wanted to wear it to bed last night:
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Shaylee came over to play! Here she is with two pacifiers… hehe
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Isn’t her hair beautiful?! Amy (her mom) and I reorganized the girls’ room… I like it so much better! I got to hang the curtains again. 🙂 Thanks Amy! (I haven’t taken a picture of the room – sorry)
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Look, what’s up there? It’s the floating baby of sleep!
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Ok, Anna’s turn!
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Totally ignored… poor thing:
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