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This one is just a pic of the kids being silly. They were laying upside-down on the couch, with their heads on the floor. They they'd raise their legs over their head, and put their feet on the ground, stand up, and do it all over again.

Sean tried to recite the pledge of allegiance to me from memory last night. Here's how it went:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the amerit states of America, and to the repumbic for which it stands, one nation, under guard, ini-visible, for May, June, and July!"

I made him recite it several times, so I could write it down to share with all of you. Lori and I were cracking up.

Mom, Grandma King, and the two little'uns playing outside in the snow early last week.

Sean's birthday party was last weekend. This is the first birthday he's had with his friends, rather than ours. It was a blast. We had it at Party Playland, and they were awesome. They took care of everything, from keeping the kids entertained, to cutting and serving the cake. They even kept a list of who brought what while he opened presents, which helped a ton when it came time to put together thank you cards.

The kids made these little scratch-art dinosaurs the other day, and then - completely on their own - came up with the idea to turn this old cardboard box into a little puppet theater. Mommy cut the window, but they did the decorating themselves. When I got home from work, they put on a little puppet show for me. I love being a dad. :)

Just a fun picture of Sean and Carter running in the kitchen and sliding on the linoleum. Lori snapped it at just the right moment.

Christmas morning went great! Actually, Lori was the first one up, and she woke me up at quarter of five. We woke the kids at 5:30, and they literally leapt out of bed and tore down the stairs. It was just like I remembered as a a kid - they started with stockings, and excitedly showed me every single item they found inside. As soon as Carter found those sunglasses in her stocking, they went on her face and never came off - not even when we all got dressed and went to Grammmie and Grampie's house for dinner!