Wow, this was a long trip! In an effort to show you the remaining of the pictures, I'll keep commentary to a minimum. First off, we're back at my Mom and Dad's house for Christmas dinner.
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| My brother (Uncle Charlie) holding his daughter, Taylor |
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| Matt with Taylor (he was the only one she would let hold her) |
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| My nephews Ethan and Carter with my Mom |
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| Carter sticking up his dukes against his daddy, Ryan. |
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| The twins and Carter giving Uncle Ryan a run for his money. |
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| Pinned him! |
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| Uncle Charlie, Aunt Sara and Taylor - such a beautiful family! |
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| The dinner table filled to the rim! |
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| Aunt Steffani, the future Uncle Matt, and Carter |
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| Play-doh is our game of choice! |
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My best attempt at getting Taylor to smile for me. | <><>
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| "cousins" |
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| Ice Cream party! |
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| "siblings" |
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| Aunt Steffani with Carter and Ethan |
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| Uncle Ryan getting into the Play-doh action |
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| My cousin James flashing peace with Taylor |
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| Inspiration...um...just guess :) |
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| Jonathan was in love with this globe! |
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| Pgh skyline on our way out of town |
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| Da burg |
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| Heinz factory - love it! |
The next day, we head up to Clarion to visit Great-grandpap Bevevino, aka "Red".
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| Jonathan being shy - it can be done |
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| Bryan chillin on Nana |
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| Cousin Patrick was great with all the kids |
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| I just love the faces! |
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| Oh boy, we're in trouble! |
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| Everyone sitting around the table catching up and telling old stories. One of the best things about going to Grandpa's! |
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| This tree is beautiful every year. It just glows ever-so-softly. |
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The boys testing Papa's puzzle skills. (Bryan on left) | <><>
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| Aunt Patty made a "History of the Bevevino Family" photo book and it's amazing to read about all of events that lead up to this generation. Time flies, but there's still time to embrace the history that got you to where you are. |
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| Lucy and Papa comparing teeth. |
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| The Patriarch of the Bevevino family, David "Red" Bevevino |
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| Matt and AJ giving their approval of the rolls. |
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| "siblings" |
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| The Bevevino Family |
Finally, our last stop was at Glen Hope to visit Nanny and Popu.
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| Jonathan doing everything he can to make a mess. |
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| Nanny showing the boys the Christmas duck. |
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| Bryan just HAD to rearrange Nanny's spice drawer. Every single bottle and can was out of that cabinet. Be warned, do NOT interrupt Bryan while he's in the middle of this or you'll get an ear full!! |
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| The twins loved to run up and down this hallway. The oddest things make them happy. |
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| Once they would take a lap down the hall, they would go down the stairs and plop down right there and yell for us to look at them. It was pretty cute except for my nerves being worried if they would fall. Boys! There is no fear! |
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| Popu was blowing bubbles for the boys and they would try to pop them. |
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| Uncle Jim and Aunt Lisa stopped by for a visit. Bryan and Jonathan had a great time horsin' around they didn't want him to leave! |
Well, that was our Christmas vacation from 2009. I think I have very few pictures from January through May, so this next post will be a quick run through the spring and then I'll catch you up on our most recent trip, Twins Tour 2010 where we went to PA and Bethany Beach.
