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| Madeline and Ryan never tire of this game. They take turns pulling each other through the downstairs on a blanket. This time Lilly Grace joined the festivities. |
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| Someone likes to read! Or someone likes to crawl and climb into ANYTHING!!! I'm thinking it's the latter. |
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| Good thing you are so cute, you little turkey! What these pictures do not show are her endless attempts to make books into piles of pulled apart paper. |
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| Valentine's Day this year was extra special. For days ahead we made cards and memorized 1Cor13. Before celebrating the holiday with our friends, we all met at a nursing home. We got to hand out valentine's and spend time talking to the residents, and at the end we shared our verse with them and sung a hymn together. One of the gentlemen in the nursing home had been a music director at his church for most of his life, and it was a joy to have him lead us in song. It was an experience the kids and I will never forget. I hope we get more opportunities like this in the future. It was a true blessing. After our time at the nursing home, we came back to our house with all of our friends. We did a small craft, exchanged valentines, and iced and ate cookies. It was a joyful time with friends. |
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| Ryan decorates his bag. |
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| The kids at the dining room table. |
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| Let the icing begin! |
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| Our friends, the Walters. |
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| The Adams' family. |
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| This boy is too stinking cute. Love sweet Ben! |
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| My girl, getting serious with her sprinkles. |
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| Lilly Grace brings out a tenderness in Ryan that makes our hearts melt. I always pray that the Lord will raise Ryan up to be a protector to his sisters. |
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| Our little Piglet! |
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| Baby hat's are so adorable; especially when the one wearing it is the most beautiful baby girl born in the last 7 years! |
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| Ry and Madeline played their first season of basketball this winter. They were awesome. Ryan was the best shooter on his team and Madeline was an AMAZING dribbler. |
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| Who would have thought that Matt and I would have a blue eyed baby. She's so beautiful. |
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| Lilly Grace believes that all things are edible, regardless of composition. |
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| She LOVES tags. . .yum, yum, yum. |
