John & Elise had some good bonding time working together to rake up some leaves...but mostly to jump into it.
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| Notice the little purse... |
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| Capturing a serious moment |
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| Getting ready for the Thanksgiving Feast |
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| Dinner at Mom & Dad's with Curt & Robbe |
After the turkey-induced sleep - I found a similar phenomenon amongst the men of the family...
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| Loading our Christmas tree |
On the Saturday following Thanksgiving, Oma & Opa Brandenburg came to visit & celebrate an early Christmas with Elise. We put up the tree, made cookies &Elise got to open a few presents.
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| Getting so big... |
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| Making spritz cookies |
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| Elise's first bike - Thank you Oma & Opa! |
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| New princess dresses - a huge hit! |
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| Grandpa Ron & Opa building a storage loft in our garage |
My dad & Bruce worked together to put up a storage loft in our garage...thanks so much! We now have 3 of these lofts & it is so nice to have the extra space to put things out there.
