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| Such a nice picture of the two of them. |
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| All the kids watching Derek on the computer. Hey, you wanna watch me play? (Disclaimer: I made Lauren go over there for the pic.) |
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| Time to eat again! |
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| The girls. |
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| The boys. |
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| The food. |
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| That should be 'Detter' not 'Dexter'. |
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| Lifetime friends: Ammeters, Buerstettas, Detters. |
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| Hey! We saw these girls in Utah! Derek's already had a few. |
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| Nicole and Phil. |
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| Mmm...delicious. |
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| So many funny captions would fit here. |
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| Even though I distinctly remember throwing this little car away, some how it made it with us back to Finland. |
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| Cousins and friends. And maybe trouble. |
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| The only picture we got of Joann. |
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| Also life long friends- Dave and Dan |
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| He's smiling only because he can't get away. |
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| Dave and Joann's daughter. Adorable. |
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| Look...out...behind...you! |
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| The littles were very interested in 'free tokens'. |
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| Dave and Joann's son doing a one-sided chipmunk impression. |
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| So, what are you guys talking about? |
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| In exactly two hours we're eating again! |
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| I am a Cornhusker. Hear me roar. (Please note: No snow.) |
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| I got it. |
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| Nice arm, C. |
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| And nice ups! |
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| Derek charging. |
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| Former junior high football coach,Grandpa, does an excellent job of looking the ball into his hands. |
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| So silly. |
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| Their signature pose. Always with Derek smashed on the bottom. |
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Grandpa measured these guys last year on 12/27 and then again this year on 12/30.
The stats in inches:
Lauren: 65.25 in 2010, 68 in 2011, 2.75 growth
Derek: 63.25 in 2010, 66.5 in 2011, 3.25 growth
(No wonder we can't keep him in jeans!)
C: 53 in 2010, 55.75 in 2011, 2.75 growth
M: 47.75 in 2010, 49.125 in 2011, 1.375 growth
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| C brought his guitar. |
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| Playing.. |
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| Much more comfortable on this chair. |
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| Lauren taking a turn. Derek played as well, but he was taking the pictures that night. Sorry Derek. |
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| The Detter clan. |
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| M is quite smiley for getting squished by her gigantic cousin! |
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| Not bad color coordinating considering we didn't plan it. |
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| The Christmas goodies buffet. One child, who will remain nameless, ate only things from here for dinner. One father named Dan thought this was totally fine. |
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| I don't remember why they were watching football on this TV. Closer to the food? |
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| Thumbs up! |
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| Here's Dan's poodle stocking... |
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| The kids dug WTP and Tigger when they were little. (L called it Wee Wee Pooh.) |
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| Aunt Tricia and her new Isabel Bloom. |
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| I got some perfume. C is pretty impressed. |
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| Work clothes are exciting. |
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| Angry Birds...so popular. |
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| Dolphin necklace. |
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| Grandpa hugging his unmentionables. (That's another word for 'underwear'.) |
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| M is surprised by American Girl bathtub #2! |
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| Uncle Andy and a book from the Louvre. |
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| What a cool ISH water bottle! |
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| Nice shirt, Derek. Nice bubble, C. |
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| Pentik stuff for Grandma. |
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| Pink Ittala boxes for the girls. |
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| Grandmother's ring. |
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| Kindles for the kids. Now you can stop using mine. |
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| The pile |
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| Whatcha gonna do with that? |
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| What!?! |
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| Whoo hoo! |
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| Thank you, Grandpa! |
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| Thank you, Grandma! |
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| Thank you! |
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| Thank you! |
