For whatever reasons (including my intense frustration level when trying to edit in blogger), I sadly have no posts for an entire year. To write about it would possibly take all of 2011. Therefore, pictures and captions will tell some of the story. We're all another year older. I am hopefully another year wiser. We love our life and the people in it. Looking forward to the challenges and blessings that 2011 will bring. (Several photos are out of order, and I am both too tired and drained of patience to manipulate this program any longer.)
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with Papa John on Brittany's birthday
I'm not sure why we don't have a picture with the Birthday girl? |
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| snow in Sumter County |
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| snowman in our backyard |
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| John David with Heidi's puppy |
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| Thomas with Heidi's puppy |
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Mary took us to a big Easter egg hunt
in Hayneville at Chase's aunt's farm.
These are their donkeys. |
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| We had a ball! |
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| our best find on the hunt: a turtle |
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Thomas, John David
Easter, our front yard |
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processing in to church
(Thomas, behind flag; John David, holding it high) |
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John David, the Easter bunny, Thomas
John David, "That's not the real bunny, Mama.
It talked to me. I think there's someone in there." |
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the pond, from our backyard, frozen
winter 2010: cold, dark, wet, long |
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| Thomas |
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Our Lab, Heidi, had her first litter of puppies
three adorable males. |
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| Thomas, on a playground |
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John David
He and Thomas both learned how to swing in 2010. |
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| Thomas |
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with friends at our first swimming lesson, Demopolis Country Club
John David, the "caboose" in the striped trunks
Thomas, center, in the blue trunks |
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| Thomas! |
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| John David! |
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John David, Thomas
most summer days spent here
Not swimming independently,
but we love the water
and can jump into water over our heads
and swim a respectable distance to the person catching us. |
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| John David suffered two fat lips this summer, courtesy of the poolside. |
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| It was a naked summer in our backyard. |
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| Thomas, John David |
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| Thomas in the backyard |
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| This kid needs no help fishing. |
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| John David |
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| with Dad and the catch |
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jumping in muddy puddles
Side note: we watched Peppa Pig episodes on youtube 4,823 times this summer.
If you've seen an episode, you'll understand the side note.
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| typical Thomas grin :) |
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| so glad to get all of Thomas's smile here :) |
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John David
Climbing in our neighbor's (The Marlers) crepe myrtles.
They moved this year, and we were so sad. :( |
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a spur-of-the-moment Fourth of July trip to Dauphin Island
oil clean-up efforts in the background |
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| oil :( |
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| Thomas |
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| John David |
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This captures what John David did the ENTIRE time he was on the beach.
He scooped and launched sand into the water.
I cannot explain it. |
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| John David, Thomas |
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| Thomas loved being in shallow, calm waters with his daddy. |
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Well, we could've guessed as much but didn't see this sign posted
until after being in the water for two days. oops |
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