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We have been having some interesting times with Alex lately!  First, he fell off the playground at school last month and couldn't walk for 3 days - it wasn't a break, thank goodness, but he bruised his thigh pretty bad.  So, that wound finally healed and he burned his thumb - I guess he pushed in the antiquated cigarette lighter in my van and put it on his thumb....burned thumb...ugh.  That took a couple weeks to heal.  Around that time he also banged his little toe at school and had a black toernail.....I am hoping we are done with Alex injuries for a while!  He's such a cute guy, but he keeps us hopping.  Looking forward to you turning 8 next month red-haired boy!!

Yuma Visit

Right after the first of the year, before the kids went back to school, Lynn and I took the kids to Yuma to visit and exchange our gifts with Uncle Steve and Chris.  As you can see by the pictures, everyone had a great visit!  Alex and Markie even bonded!

Scenes from Christmas Day

Kids being goofy

Lynn, Nana & Papa

My Dad is a bit obsessed with his dogs

Nana loves Bella best!!

Great Friends - Greg and Kathryn

Mark and 1/2 of his kids!

Liz and Alexandra try out the ping pong table

We had a very nice Christmas Day - opening gifts is always fun -  but my favorite part is when everyone comes over for Brunch, Lunch, Drinks, Conversation and new this year - Ping Pong!!  Oh, and more gifts too!!  We were blessed to have family and friends come over - it was a great Christmas Day!

The Whole Fan-Damily

On Thanksgiving we managed to get a photo with everyone in the Steve and Kathy lineage!  Cute one, eh??

Shipyard (Ship-Yad) Pumpkin Beer

I would be remiss if Shipyard Pumpkin Beer was not mentioned in this Blog!  It really needs it's own post.  Shipyard Pumpkin Beer is cold, fruity and when served correctly, has this fantastic sugar & cinnamon rim.  YUM!!  New Hampshire has it right with this gem!  On our trip to N.H., my sis and bro and I arrived hours before my parents due to standby flying (Thanks Lynn!) and we found a great pub right next to our hotel, aptly called The Yard (or, if you are a New Hamphireean, "Yad").  We had this awesome beer and some  really great food.  We had some great sibling talk too!  All around, a great evening!