Helping Mommy Study

I thought I'd study up on Apologetics so I can tutor Mommy!

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Hmm ... This stuff is kinda deep!

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This is why Mommy gets that glazed over look in her eyes!

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Ok, let me explain this to you...

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Oh forget it ... let's play hide and seek!

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I have a really great (though predictable) hiding place!

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Where am I?

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"I found me!"

Oops!

Uh-oh!

I got some crayon marks on my book!

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No worries! I got a wet wipe!

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I'll just clean that right up!

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And while I'm at it I'll wash my hands too!

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All clean!

Memories with Gamaw and Papak!

Thanks for coming to visit!

I miss you!

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

Teaching Daddy How to Build a Shelf

Yes, that's very good, Daddy!

You are getting the hang of it!

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Look at Me!

Look at me: I can dress myself!

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Look at me: I'm wearing Daddy's shirt!

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Look at me: I'm going to go hide!

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You found me!

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Last Smartie ... No Monkey Business!

Hi there!

Sorry I haven't posted much lately!

I have been too busy having a great time with

Grandma and Grandpa O'Donnell

(Gamaw and Papak)!

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They are the ones who gave me this beautiful new coat...

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at my belated birthday smartie!

(I think I stretched out my second birthday

just about as long as humanly possible!)

And I got other fun presents too!

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Like my MONKEY!

As soon as I opened his bag...

I started dancing around with him!

- I also got some fun little surprises...

like these stickers!

How do I look?

We had a fun meal with some favorite foods...

and there were decorations ...

cute photos...

(You can see baby Benjamin in this one!)

Don't you just love this one?

and of course we had a cake!

I have gotten pretty good at blowing out candles!

Yummy! I know what to do with this!

Mmmm ... delicious!

It was a wonderful smartie!

And Monkey has been my constant companion ever since!

Hurray for Baby Marie!

What a beautiful little family!

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Hip, hip ...

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Hurray!
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I'm so excited -- I can't contain it!
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This is one very tired little girl ...

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You would be too if you slid down an elephant's trunk...
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and climbed on a crocodile!
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We had one nice day while Gamaw and Papak were here,
so we bundled up and headed to the zoo!
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This time it was such a different experience because I was so much more interested in the animals. I can call a lot of them by name and mimick the sounds that they make.
I really enjoyed watching the beavers and otters swim.
I even got to see a one month old baby giraffe!
I was so excited that I kept running ahead of everyone and saying,
"Come on!"
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Sometimes grown-ups can be really slow! :)

Welcome to the World Baby Marie!

So, isn't this a cute little family?

We are so excited to welcome a new little girl!

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Look how cute Alise was as a little baby...

We can't wait to see Baby Marie -- I bet she's a real cutie too!

Looking back on 2009

New Year's Eve

Hope Everyone has a happy new year!