 Happy Ground Hog Day!
Love, Jesse
|  A very nervous Renee getting ready to acolyte for the first time. 2-1-09 |  Trying so hard to relax! |  Renee with (another) Joe from church |
 Hasn't started the church on fire yet... | 
|  Lighting the candles was her biggest fear... should be a breeze after that... |  Getting ready to give the offering plates to the ushers |
 Finally the hint of a little smile!
|  Jesse with his teachers the night of Book Buddy Bingo. The teachers and children wore their jammies! | |  Concentrating really hard! |
 What a fun night together!
|  Jesse with the monsters we made one afternoon.
|  Jesse wanted to take a picture of his Mommy with the monster too!
|  This one was his favorite one! |
 Renee and Aunt Sandy started the Christmas Eve service with a beautiful flute duet. |  Schauer Four
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|  Jesse had to bring the elf hat he made at school to Grandma's house. He tried to convince me he was one of Santa's elves!
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 My sister with her beautiful girls! |  Jesse trying a drop of the leftovers from Mommy's shot glass... |  Busted! |  As if she needs any help being silly! |
 Joey and James! Happy to have him home on leave! |  The annual cousins picture! Some of the cousins got quite big!
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|  Jesse and Uncle Dale having a heart to heart |
 Uncle Dale has a way of bringing out the sillies... | 
|  My sister Sandy, our mom, and I
|  Sprinkling reindeer food when we got home from Grandma's house |
 It was nearly midnight! |  It was darn cold out! |  Kooper seemed quite interested |  Our tree 2008
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 The stockings were hung by the chimney with care...
|  The gate was up to keep the dog out, not the kids! We all go out to the livingroom in the morning together though...
|  Keeping their eyes closed until they are all in the room...
|  Checking out the plate we left for Santa |

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|  Waiting to open their gifts from Santa... |  "Struction" (construction) stuff! |
 Nintendo DS!! |  An IPOD! |  Joey got Rebecca one of the many hats she tried on at Claire's. | 
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 Group hug! |  Jesse wanted a Nintendo DS, but was happy to get a Leapster!
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|  Hello? |
 I LOVE it! |  Rebecca's very first Webkinz |  Joey opening his gift from Jesse | 
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|  It's Molly's BFF Emily! | 
|  What could it be? |

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|  Can you tell which AG girl is old and which is new? |  Steve is obviously taking after his own father... |