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Hi all!
We made it safely and easily to Washington. Today was 48 and sunny!
We had a wonderfully pampered flight. Aunt Linda (an American Airlines flight attendant) let the flight crew know that her niece and nephew-in-law would be flying, so they made sure we sat together and ate all the free food we could manage! They each came over and gave us a special 'hello' compliments of Aunt Linda. The guy next to us was very interested to know who this aunt Linda was and where he could get one!
He also thought that it was funny how our mom made our names rhyme...

Hope you are all enjoying your time off!

Here are some fun pictures from our time in Chicago-


A baby shower for Katie-


Dad prepared a smorgasbord on Christmas Eve-
Katie, Kerlan, Rebecca, Wes, and I made snowmen/women/babies-




The next morning-

Huh?

A Walk in the Cornfields

White Christmas!

Fa la la la la, La La La La -

Merry Christmas!

Christmas 2005-

This post is brought to you by Leslie :)

So Much Depends Upon

So much depends
upon

a brown tall
tree

being pecked by a
woodpecker

being hit by a
squirrel's acorn.

Written by a second grader today.
I thought it was cute :)

Writing to Pen Pals in Illinois

Dear Ryan,
I like to watch t.v. I go to a special class. I like Christmas. Do you like Christmas? Does your teacher take toys away? How many recesses do you have?
Sincerely,
Sebastian


Hello Josh,
My name is Sam G. Do you know what the G stand for? My last name and do you like Yoshi?
Your Pen Pal,
Sam G.

Dear Danielle,
My name is Avery. I have a very cute puppy. His name is Coffee Bean. My favorite flavor of ice-cream is vanilla. My dog got hurt on the way to school. Where did you come from? What is your favorite color? Do you have a dog? My favorite book is Pippi Longstocking.
Sincerely,
Avery