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| We had a great Christmas Eve and Christmas Day spent with friends and family. We hope that all of you had a fantastic holiday and were able to connect and enjoy your loved ones. |
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| We let the kids open a couple of gifts on Christmas Eve. |
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| The first meltdown. |
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| Ripping and tearing on Christmas morning. Nice bike helmet, huh? I'm not sure if I'll let him wear that one out in the neighborhood. |
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| Aunt Candy and Uncle Wells came over in the afternoon. |
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| We didn't go to Antelope Creek Ranch this year for Thanksgiving. We stayed at home and didn't go out into the woods to get our tree. We went to a local u-cut place owned by one of my old jr. high p.e. teachers (Larry Ryerson). It was quick and painless, as every tree looked alike. |
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| Somehow, every ornament that the kids put on the tree ended up one foot from the floor. |
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| This is how it looked after we were done. |
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| This is my brother Terry. He went to the Oregon-USC game with me over the weekend. He hadn't been to a game with me in several years. We had a great time. USC pulled off an upset over my Ducks 38-35, but it was just nice spending time with Terry. LeBron, DWade, CP3, Aaron Brooks and other NBA stars showed up to the game, as well as our beloved former Ducks: Dennis Dixon, Akili Smith, Rueben Droughns, Derek Loville, and Jeff Maehl. |
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| Matt Barkley and USC with the ball. |
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| This is the aftermath of trying to tackle Kenjon Barner. |
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| Colton's fourth birthday was a Ben Ten party. We didn't know who Ben Ten was until about six months, but Brandy and I have been well educated since. |
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| Colt with his cake. |
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| Colt and Trevor in their Ben Ten costumes. |
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| Grandma Mary, Austin, and Colt opening presents. |
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| Papa and Colt. |
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| Pulled Pork for the party. Twenty-six hours of smoking yielded this delicious, moist piece of meat. |
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| Halloween started out with everybody in their Bat Gear. Brandy kept her Bat Girl suit, but Colton switched to Ben Ten and Austin became a monkey. We went trick or treating with our neighbors, the Wilkersons. Our subdivision is a very popular place on Halloween. Car loads of people flock to our neighborhood. It is great seeing all of the little kids dressed up. |
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| Here's our little monkey. He was the best trick or treater out of our two. He wanted to go up to each house and would not let Brandy or I ccarry his bag. If only we could get Colt to follow Austins lead. |
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| Trevor Wilkerson as Batman and Colt as Ben Ten. |
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| He wouldn't ride in the stroller. It was great. He wanted to do everything himself. |
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| Bat Girl and the monkey. |
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| Kathy Wilkerson "The Wicked Witch", and Brandy as Bat Girl. |
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| We went to a local farm for their harvest festival this weekend. Colton was launching rubber chickens at a bucket in this picture. |
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| The kids climbed up a hill made of straw bales. |
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| Brandy and Austin waiting for Colt and I to make our way through the corn maze. |
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| Out in the field looking for pumpkins. |
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| Brandy helping out. |
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| Captain Jack Sparrow. |
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| We started flying out to North Dakota in 2004. We have a great group of guys that make this journey to shoot pheasants, play cards, and tell stories. Thank you to all that have made this trip such a wonderful experience. The birds in this picture are a metal sculpture, located on The Enchanted Highway between Dickinson and Regent. |
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| The Double JJ Outfitter lodge is our home away from home. |
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| Pushing the birds. |
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| Searching for a downed bird at Indian Creek. |
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| Pat lined up to take the shot. |
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| Rudd, Jack, Mike, Sean, Justin, Dick, Pat, and Bill |
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| Taking shelter from the wind and waiting for Rudd to apologize for peppering the guide. |
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| Pat and I. Just a couple of wide-eyed kids at that point. |
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| On the cold, windy days it is nice to find a wind break. |
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| Relaxing at an abandoned farm after another great shoot. |
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| Get that bird, Doc!!!! |
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| Mike, Justin, Rudd, and I. |
