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| Opening the birthday card & present that came in the mail! |
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| 5 boys playing the piano...you wish you could hear it, don't you?! |
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| Opening gifts |
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| J LOVES dogs! This is the only kind of dog we want right now.... |
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| The kiddos decorated their own party hats! |
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| I love J in this one! |
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| Happy to be 2! |
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| Blow, J! |
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| He got a little close while blowing... |
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| Yay! |
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| He loves chocolate (just like his PA) |
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| With Opa and Oma and the doggie they gave J! |
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| The boys LOVE riding with Papa (it doesn't happen very often) |
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| Playing soccer with the neighbors (J is the most popular member of our family, everyone loves playing with him!) |
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| Oile bollen for New Years Day (Traditional Dutch "donuts") |
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| B playing with friends at the New Years' party (lots of new "girl" toys that he doesn't have at home!) |
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| Pretty boy |
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| Before... |
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| ...and after.... |
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| ...haircuts! |
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| B's Angel (He informed me that his name is Gabriel) |
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| B's sheep |
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| I loved this idea from his preschool curriculum! |
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| Snowmen glasses/candle holders (Top thumb print is J's, middle is B's and Mama's is bottom) |
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| Trying a different version of the angel print |
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| J opening his stocking (he thought Papa's looked more interesting and kept taking things out of it instead!) |
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| B got a new game...Candy Land! |
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| What did Oma get? B was trying to guess, even though he had watched me wrap it! |
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| Excited about new blocks |
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| Opa excited to give B a gift |
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| Priceless face |
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| One for J, too! |
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| J was SO excited about this gift from Opa and Oma. He kept saying, "Baby!" |
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| Probably the favorite gifts for B. If ever in doubt, give him books. He LOVES them! |
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| J trying to blow up his balloon from his stocking. |
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| Birthday cake for Jesus. B was SO excited to sing and help blow out the candles. |
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| Thanks to gifts from second cousins, the boys got their first tattoos... |
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| J with his new car tattoo |
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| Playing together with J's new toy |
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| Christmas afternoon we drove up to the school, so the boys could play on the playground. We got some good pictures while we were there. |
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| Lake Sentani and the airport in the center of the picture |
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| The clouds were really pretty |
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| Beautiful views of mountains all around us! |
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| These two boys love playing together! |
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| Getting them both to look and smile at the same time proved to be a challenge today.... |
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| What's J watching so intently? |
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| Answer: A friend of our neighbors (8 year old) climbing the 30 foot palm tree.... Hoping the boys didn't get any ideas.... |
