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Violin Recital May 2009

High-Def version available at vimeo.com

I'm so proud of James. He tried to teach me how to play Laurel's violin tonight and the attempt gave me a new appreciation for his abilities. It's hard!

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James and Ansley April 2009

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Sword Fighting and Reading


Wounded!

 



Uncle Steve kept getting limbs cut off and needed Ansley's healing elixir- which included a kiss every time.

 



Reading 

 


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Children's Museum Part 2


Painting

 



Serious artwork

 



Making necktie snakes at craft time

 



Making necktie snakes

 



James, stuffing his snake

 



Kirk's snake- looks like he got run over by something already!

 



James as a slug- or whatever that is

 



Ansley as a squirrel again

 



Ant Ansley

 


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Denver Children's Museum April 24, 2009


Up a tree with Auntie D

 



Ansley and Auntie D

 



Uncle Steve and James

 



Uncle Steve and Ansley

 



James as a mole in a tunnel

 



James as a squirrel

 



Grocery shopping- the favorite activity

 



James loved playing chef

 



Cooking at the Children's Museum

 



Ansley was making breakfast

 



Dad helped her put a pizza in 


In a fish's mouth!

 



In the fire truck with Uncle Steve

 



In the back of the fire truck putting out a fire

 


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Grandpa and Grandmoo's Easter Visit


Reading with Grandmoo

 



A family pile!

 



Playing Hungry Hippos

 



Reading with Grandpa and Grandmoo

 


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Outside the Denver Children's Museum


Ansley and I

 



James and I

 



James in the fish's mouth

 



On a giant rattlesnake

 



Ansley's turtle- she wanted to eat her lunch on his back!

 



Ansley on the rattlesnake's rattle

 



Up a tree

 



Following her brother right up!

 


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April Fun

Going on a walk 4/21/09

 



At the pond

 



Playing with grasshoppers in the back yard- a friendly one is climbing his sleeve

 



Ansley likes it when they stay on her hand 


A satisfied smile 


So happy

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Easter Baskets

James got all sorts of wonderful stuff

 



Ansley's Easter basket

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Easter Egg Hunt 2009

Easter baskets from the hunt filled with dried fruit, nuts, mini marshmallows, and crackers

 



Ansley found a lot of eggs!

 



James after the hunt

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