Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Happy New Year

We had a great Christmas!
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Taking a break from school has been so, so nice. Last week we were rushing around every day trying to get things done. The big boys were so patient, and Baby Z was a champ. Christmas came and went in a flurry, with the exception of 2 wonderful little pauses. Christmas morning, instead of reading the traditional story from Luke, Tim read from John 1. The boys and I memorized the first 11 verses last year, and I really enjoyed them this Christmas morning. I continue to be surprised at how weepy I can get over scripture. Also, Christmas night, Larry shared a special video version of the Christmas story that was really special to watch, having just had a baby recently. Thanks, guys, for leading us well!

Once again, I'm going to opt for a photo journal of our special days :).

We introduced the boys to cloves and oranges...
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Zack mostly did good...
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...even though "people" were teasing him...
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...but a baby can only put up with so much.
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Sam and Zack continue to bond.
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Christmas morning Sleepy Heads:
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(it cracks me up when they do the peace sign!)
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This one was really groggy...
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Opening stockings..
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(No, we don't do stockings in our birthday suits...it just looks like it.)
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Grandmother and Granddad came for a visit.
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Zack got into a festive mood..
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He needed just a little help opening his gifts...
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Trevor drew this black-and-white thing for him to look at...sweet.
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Just as cute from the back ;)
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We had some really exciting underwear-gifting going on.
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And that's all my Christmas pics.

Zack is growing fast. He is really filling up his swing:
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I did a little video of him talking to his puppy. He loves looking at his stuffed animals, and grins and talks to them pretty often.



Lastly, here's more pictures of Zack, for those who can't get enough. Darn these digital cameras, anyway...it's way too easy to go overboard with the picture taking. :) It's a challenge to get a good picture of a smile...especially when smiling involves arm-flapping.

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Good-Bye 2011...

Hello 2012!

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