Valerie on December 30th, 2006

“Smile and say, baaaa” The Chase grans in a rare moment of stillness Little A going for a ride in Little S’s truck Hope you liked getting a glimpse of the kids this week. Have a blessed new year! I’ll be back Monday for fresh, witty posts, as usual.

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Valerie on December 30th, 2006

This is newborn Little A. I think the tag on the outfit sums it up. She’s the pumpkin in the middle. I think someone was blowing in her face when this was taken. Reminds me of this commercial I saw recently about high-speed internet.

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Valerie on December 29th, 2006

Noi Noi is blessing number 4, such a fun and sweet boy. Here he is on a friend’s tractor. A day this spring when he missed a step and ended up in the mud. Noi Noi and Little S dressed as Indians at Thanksgiving. My sister in law made the neat costumes!

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Valerie on December 28th, 2006

It has been brought to my attention that all of the pics of Little S so far have him in costume. And there are still more that I have chosen to post, with him in costume. Didn’t notice the redundancy until now. So here he is without his mask. It was taken right after I [...]

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Valerie on December 28th, 2006

Little S is our resident superhero. He is so fun. His favorite thing to do right now is-whatever Daddy is doing.

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Valerie on December 27th, 2006

Big S is definitely our most unique child. She pretty much just thinks differently than everyone in our house. She has her own sense of fashion.She loves to help Mom in the kitchen, and almost always has her signature smile on. This is the older four dressed up at Halloween. Little S kept saying, “Look [...]

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Valerie on December 26th, 2006

Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of my favorite pictures of the kiddies taken this year. Enjoy.Starting with the oldest- A-Major has grown up so much this year! She reads like you wouldn’t believe, and is expecting to lose her first tooth any day now. This is from Read Across America Week- [...]

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Valerie on December 23rd, 2006

How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear His coming; But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him still, The dear Christ enters in. from O Little Town of Bethlehem

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Valerie on December 22nd, 2006

This time of year I can’t help but remember one Christmas, in 1994. I don’t know what sets me off down memory lane- a whiff of a cigarette on the cold air, the still silence of winter night while driving, or just hitting the one more year mark from when it happened.I was all set [...]

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Valerie on December 20th, 2006

Little A’s first tooth showed up today. Wow, after documenting her rolling over and now this, this blog is becoming the closest thing to a baby book that this baby will have. Poor girl.

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