Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Days 15-22

DAY FIFTEEN:
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The "Little Farm"

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DAY SIXTEEN:
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Night-time snow


DAY SEVENTEEN:
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Waiting for Daddy to get home


DAY EIGHTEEN:
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Sibling love.


DAY NINETEEN:
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Beautiful.


DAY TWENTY:
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Self-proclaimed "Rock Star!"

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Double-fistin' it at pizza
taken by Daddy - with his cell phone :o)


DAY TWENTY-ONE:
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Book-lover.


DAY TWENTY-TWO:
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Early morning dance party!

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Mad dance skills.

:o)

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Days 12-14

DAY TWELVE:
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"Juggling"


DAY THIRTEEN:
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self-portrait :o)


DAY FOURTEEN:
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My fabulous Grandpa
I didn't take this picture on the 14th, but it was the best picture for this day. We had Grandpa's funeral service on January 14, 2012... He left us on January 1st to be with Jesus. We are all so blessed to have had him in our lives for so long and I'm so thankful for the memories we all have of him. We love you, Grandpa... you will be so, so missed. We'll see ya when we see ya. :)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Days 10 and 11

DAY TEN:
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Luke's Superman-Ninja Jumping


DAY ELEVEN:
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Brush those pearly whites!

Monday, January 09, 2012

Days 1-9

I have decided to give myself a challenge to take and post a picture for each day this year. Clearly, I am not vowing to post daily, but so far I have taken a picture each day. I want to remember the little everyday moments that pass so quickly, and I thought this would be a great way to do that. Plus, it helps with photography and brings up challenges I am already enjoying.. so, here we go...


DAY ONE:
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EmJ at her "coloring spot" downstairs


DAY TWO:
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When my kids leave stuff out, it's not always going to be picture books and dinosaurs...


DAY THREE:
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Definitely a favorite time of mine... EmJ reading to Luke (and it's The Little Red Caboose - Luke's favorite book right now)


DAY FOUR:
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For the love of coloring...

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(sometimes I can't pick just one)
:o)


DAY FIVE:
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I'm no landscape photographer, but man, the sunsets here are gorgeous. And, I have to admit, I now notice geese flying... all.the.time. ;)


DAY SIX:
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Luke's silly face

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Daddy and Luke singing to Zac Brown Band :o)

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Whenever Luke and Daddy do "noses," Luke thinks it's hilarious to grab Jeff's face and squish it against his... it's so funny! (EmJ got to spend the night at Auntie Amy's this evening, that's why she isn't in any of these pictures :o) )


DAY SEVEN:
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EmJ trying to catch snowflakes on her arm


DAY EIGHT:
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Rockin' our cowboy boots
(Daddy was out hunting or he'd be rockin' his with us!)


DAY NINE:
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Perfection on a Monday morning


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This is what I see almost every morning when I have EmJ come over so I can comb her hair :o)


That's it for now... stay tuned for more of our daily moments... :o)

Sunday, January 08, 2012

Christmas

We had a very fun Christmas... both kids were super excited about it, which makes it so much more fun for everyone! :o)

First up: Christmas with Grandma Chuck and Grandpa Greg:
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Luke got a snap gun from Gma and Gpa... to say he loves it is an understatement :o) (and Daddy is clearly excited about it too! Start him early!)


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EmJ opening some presents


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Luke playing with his "Critter Clinic" - this is definitely a favorite with both kids!


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EmJ busy drawing and coloring


Christmas Eve:
We went to my sister's for our traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner... it was delicious, as always! I was busy eating and hanging out, so I didn't take a ton of pictures.
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Luke and EmJ watching Uncle Ken's awesome train under the tree


Christmas Day:
We had a great time together in the morning, then went to my parent's for Christmas brunch and then to Aurora to have Christmas dinner with Jeff's side of the fam. A fun day had by all! :o)
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Coming down to see what Santa brought! Tired, but so excited!


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Woo-hoo!


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I'm not sure what she's looking at, but this picture is awesome!


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So excited about his remote control school bus!


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Yay for Christmas!


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Playing with new stuff!


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:o) 


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Luke and his gun...


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This kid cracks me up.

We are very thankful this Christmas for our friends and family, and especially for Jesus and his ultimate sacrifice. We pray you and yours had a blessed Christmas and have a great 2012!


Saturday, January 07, 2012

Snow Fun!

We had quite a bit of snow just a little before Christmas so of course we had to play in it! :o)

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Who doesn't love snow angels?!


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EmJ kept telling me it was too bright to open her eyes... ha!


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EmJ's snow angel


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Stinkin' cute!


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Luke was hilarious trying to walk through the snow- it was up to his waist in some places, which made for some funny moves! Haha!


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EmJ's really into snowball fights right now... so, watch out!


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This picture cracks me up- I was just taking a picture of Luke, but EmJ snuck her cute little face in there.


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Of course eating the snow is the favorite thing to do...


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:o)


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Yay for snow! :o)