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Photo Shoot

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Twinnies

Company Kids' Christmas Party

Every year Lee's company hosts a Christmas Party for the children of the employees at a local bowling alley. Lulu is still too little to enjoy the bowling part. Lee tried to teach her. He trued every method he could think of.

A family self-portrait. Lulu cared more about the green sucker than the bowling.

Santa and Mrs. Claus handed out presents to every child.

In less than 2 seconds she had the wrapping paper off and had carried her present away from everyone to examine it (Santa had gotten her her own nativity set to play with).

Haddie Turns Four!

Cousin Haddie had a birthday party last weekend.

We enjoyed cupcakes with princess rings on them.

Sibling love.

Me and my dad watching the present-opening.

The birthday girl with her mom and dad.

Playing with Haddie's new toys.

Thanks for all of the fun and for sharing all of the new toys.

Thanksgiving Part 2

Our second Thanksgiving was with Lee's family. His little brother and grandparents were in town, so we went to the farm. Lee thought this would be a funny picture to take of his Grandpa Bud's baby bump and mine. I think I win.

Lee's Grandma Gertrude with Remington, our nephew.

Lee and his little brother, Lance.

"Uncle" and Lulu saying goodbye as he left for the airport.

Lee's whole family.

Later that day it was time to set up the nativity. It is one of Lee's favorite things to do, and now Lulu loves to help him.

Christmas Tree Hunting

The past few years we have met up with Lee's family to traipse through the woods to find the perfect Christmas tree. We usually like to go the weekend after Thanksgiving. This year was no different. Here is the whole crew (Ben, Laine, Remi, Jerry, Lance, and Lee in the back row, LuEllyn, Lulu and Jared in the front).

It was a beautiful day and we spent a long time scouring the woods the tree that would live in our living room.

Lee and Lulu standing by our pick. It is perfect. By far my favorite tree out of the past 6 Christmases.

Lulu "helping/supervising" daddy while he was sawing.

Lee the woodsman carrying our prize back to the truck (or "hiccup" as Lulu calls her Papa Jerry's pickup).

The whole gang headed back.

Jared and Lulu guarding the trees.

Thanksgiving?

So...we spent all of Thanksgiving Day at Nanny and Papa's house. The only pictures I took were of naked babies. Can you blame me?

Dancing:

Hugging:

Practicing our smiles:

I promise there were other people there and that we ate and did other things (but I did have to steal the picture to prove it).