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  Happy Holidays!

  Stacey and Alex 8:00 am on December 25, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 2008, Benjamin handwriting, Christmas, letter, Santa (3)

  

  Benjamin wrote his first-ever letter to Santa to put out with the cookies and milk last night on Christmas Eve. Or, rather, Dad asked Benjamin what he wanted to say to Santa, Benjamin told Dad, and Dad wrote most of it, except for a couple of bits Benjamin insisted he write himself; he focused so very hard writing the bits he did, and it was incredibly cute…

  Dear Santa,

  Merry Christmas!

  Hi. I’ve been a good boy this year. My brother Zachary was a good boy this year, too.

  [Benjamin scribbles, saying each word out loud as he slowly, carefully writes...] (”It’s a good cookie.”)

  Mommy has been a good girl, and Daddy was a good guy. Owen and Ollie and Laura and Lydia were good, too. Nana and Papa were good, too.

  Merry Christmas.

  [Benjamin scribbles, saying each word out loud as he slowly, carefully writes...] (”I was a good boy.”)

  Santa, thank you for the presents.

  We love you, Santa.

  – Benjamin, Zachary, Mommy, Daddy and Yoda… (and [long list of cousins, aunts and uncles here])

  Bye!

  Awesome, right?  :)

  We hope you had a great 2008…and we hope you have an even better 2009. Take care, everyone–we love you all.
  

   

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  Christmas 2007 Seems Like So Long Ago

  Stacey and Alex 12:53 pm on December 12, 2008 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: 2007, Christmas, Santa (3)

  This is a picture from their 2007 visit with Santa. It was Zachary’s first Christmas, at only 4 months old. It was Benjamin’s second; he was not quite two years old here. They haven’t been to see Santa yet this year; we’ve not (yet?) made any specific plans, so who knows. Zachary took his first Santa visit here a lot better than Benjamin did his first time at 10 months (B. was basically terrified).

  It’s worth noting (again) that Zachary is pulling really, really hard on Santa’s very real beard in this picture. Poor St. Nick… That look on his face? Pure pain. We apologized, of course, but it was pretty darn funny…

  

  It’s strange looking at this picture, as both kids have grown up so much since it was taken. Zachary’s walking now. Benjamin’s in gymnastics classes, knows all his numbers and letters… Their growth this past year has been pretty amazing.

  More holiday pictures on the way as we get them processed and uploaded. Those of you that end up with our photo Christmas card–going out Any Day Now™–we hope you enjoy that, too.  Happy Holidays!

   
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  From Benjamin's New Camera...

  Stacey and Alex 11:30 am on December 26, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: camera (3), Christmas, cousins (6), grandparents (9), holidays (9), Kidizoom (2), toys (8), VTech (2)

  

  Benjamin got a VTech Kidizoom camera for Christmas (thanks Nana and Papa!), and here are some of the pictures taken with it so far; all of these pictures are from the Christmas gathering this year in Sheboygan.

  

  The camera is a 0.3 megapixel toy, and not a serious camera by an stretch of the imagination. The images in this post are reduced in size and slightly sharpened; one or two have had contrast/brightness adjustments as well.

  

  The camera specs are as follows (taken from VTech’s website):

  .3 megapixels with 1.8" color screen

  Double viewer or LCD screen for easy photo taking

  Connector cables for TV or PC hook-up

  Photo editing capabilities

  SD card slot for extra memory

  3 preschool games for added fun

  Large hand bumpers for easy grip

  Changeable faceplates

  16MB internal memory (stores 200+ photos or up to 5 minutes of video)

  It’s very, very cool for what it is, and pretty inexpensive, too. It’s rubberized/ruggedized, and quite sturdy; it’s already been dropped quite a few times with no ill effects whatsoever. Oh, and if you buy one from Target (available both online and in their stores), it comes with a case, too…something that seems to be a Target-exclusive deal.

  

  None of the pictures in this post were taken by Benjamin…yet. He’s still getting used to using it (and LOVES the thing!), but as he gets a little better with the camera, you can bet we’ll post his pictures, too.  :)

   
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  Happy Holidays!

  Stacey and Alex 9:00 am on December 25, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Christmas, First Christmas (3), holidays (9), Santa (3)

  

  From everyone here, we hope you had a great year in 2007,
  and we wish you all the best in 2008!

   
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  2007 is A New Year...

  Stacey and Alex 9:51 am on January 12, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Christmas, eyes (3), First Christmas (3), holidays (9), illness (7), pinkeye, playing (30)

  2006 ended well. Great Christmas, great to see everyone. Thanks again for the cards and gifts! Benjamin had a great time with all the paper and boxes, and even some fun with his new presents. ;)

  And 2007, so far, is off to a bang-up start! All three of us have been sick this past week. Benjamin’s had a cold, and pinkeye. Not quite sure where it came from, but strongly suspecting the play area at the local mall last weekend…

  Mom’s got a really terrible-sounding sore throat, and Dad had the flu about a week ago, too. It’s been a rough week.

  Benjamin’s getting some eye drops for his eyes, and after one treatment, he was already looking TONS better.

  We’re off to Disney in Florida this next week. Should be fun!

   
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  Happy Holidays 2006

  Stacey and Alex 8:43 am on December 24, 2006 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Christmas, First Christmas (3), holidays (9)

  Just a quick note to wish everyone all the best during the holidays, whatever holiday it is you might be celebrating.

  Ben’s first Christmas should be interesting. We’re looking forward to it. We might even be able to get a few photos up, who knows…

  Thank you all for the cards and gifts!