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Judah reading one of his favorite books. He is 2 1/2 years old. |
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Asher enjoying being outside in our unusually warm fall weather. |
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Andy with Judah, Asher and their cousins, Brandon and Ethan. |
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Andy getting our tool trailer ready for the winter months. |
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The boys ready for a walk. We loved all the leaves to crunch under our feet. |
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Asher, he will be one on November 25. |
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The view of the sunset from our property in Iowa. |
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The view to the North from our property in Iowa. |
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The view to the South from our property in Iowa. |
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Our truck and trailer parked on our property in Iowa. |
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Asher is 10 months old; September 2011. |
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Our trip to a pumpkin farm in Sioux City, IA. It was a bit cold for the hayride. |
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Our family at the pumpkin farm. |
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Judah playing with his cousin Hope at the pumpkin farm. |
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Asher trying to taste the corn. |
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Judah and Asher on a wagon ride to find the perfect pumpkin. |
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Their cousin Hope joined them. |
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Judah walking in the tall grass on our property in Iowa. |
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Judah walking up our long driveway. |
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Judah had so much fun running around our property. |
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Andy playing outside with the boys on our property. |
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Judah and Asher wrestling. |
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Outside enjoying the wonderful weather. |
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Andy worked tirelessly on our driveway during our furlough time. |
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Judah asleep on one of our many trips during our furlough time. |
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Judah's begger's night costume. He wanted to be "Simba." |
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Asher is enjoying his brother's toys. |
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Judah and Asher playing together. |
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Judah Andrew, 2 years old. |
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Judah and Andy at a gas and steam engine show. |
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Asher is crawling and getting everywhere! |
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Judah showing off tomatoes from our "garden." |
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Asher is 9 months old, August 25th. |
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Judah looking at his Bible in church. |
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A trip to the zoo. Judah checks out the giraffes. |
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Elizabeth and Judah on the merry-go-round at the zoo. |
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Andy and Asher with their matching hats. |
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Andy and the boys on the train at the zoo. |
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Elizabeth and Judah at the botanical gardens in Madison, WI. |
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Our family, August 28, 2011. |
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Asher in front of the house from "Field of Dreams." |
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Judah on home plate at the "Field of Dreams" movie site. |
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Our family at the "Field of Dreams" film site. |
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Our boys ready to watch their first Packers game on TV. |
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Asher noticing himself in the mirror. |
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Andy & Judah working on the truck |
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Asher is now 8 months old. |
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We went to see the Madison Mallards play baseball. |
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Both Judah & Asher did events between innings. Judah named animals and Asher won a crawling race. |
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4th of the July Parade in the middle of nowhere - however, it was a very impressive parade. |
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Asher is now 7 months old. |
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Cleaning up after the storm at Mom and Dad's Smith's |
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Judah & Asher went to the county fair and found a Horse, |
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of course they found pigs. |
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and Judah did a dance around the goats |
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A great candid pose of Judah on our photography day. |
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Asher's 6 month pictures. |
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Judah checking out some old toys at a Civil War Encampment. |
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Judah stopping to sit and read. |
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Andy with the boys on Father's Day. |
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Judah with his prize from the summer reading program at the library. |
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Asher enjoying some time outdoors. |
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Judah and Asher with their Grandma and Grandpa Smith. |
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Asher's 6 month picture day! Here's a pic of Mama and the boys. |
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Judah and Asher in our double stroller. We walk every day. |
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Judah on the build site, pointing out something important. |
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Judah helping Daddy make pancakes--our Monday morning tradition for Andy's day off. |
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Asher enjoying some sunshine on Memorial Day. |
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Asher having play time, 5 months old. |
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Judah checking out what Asher is doing in his crib. |
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Judah's Grandma Smith is helping him with his trike. |
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Our family on Easter Sunday. |
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Judah and Asher with some of their cousins on Easter Sunday. |
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Judah is reading to Asher. |
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Asher and Mama before church. |
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Judah and Mama before church. |
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Mama and her boys on Mother's Day. |
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Daddy and boys looking at something interesting. |
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Asher getting ready to have solid foods for the first time. |
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Our favorite walking place. Sauk City has wonderful places for us to walk. |
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Judah enjoys his time outside. |
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Asher enjoying the fresh air. |
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Some neighbors at the campground gave us some toys for Judah to play with. He loves them. |
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You can see the campground along the Wisconsin River. It really is a beautiful place to be. |
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We saw a bald eagle on one of our walks. |
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Judah is enjoying watching his Daddy work on the build site. |
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Judah loves to play in the dirt piles at the build site. |
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Andy & Judah washing the trailer skirting |
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Judah making calls like Daddy. |
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Judah & Asher sharing sometogether time |
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Judah trying on Daddy's work boots. |
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Judah's new haircut. Makes him look older! |
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Judah is playing with his little cars. I love that he is lining them up. |
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New Truck! God's provision, to replace our last one. For those who are interested it is a: Dodge Ram, 3500, mega cab, 6.7L, manual. Praise God! |
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A little dirty, a little snowy -soon to be washed. |
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Our home after our 14 inches of snow in early February. |
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Judah brushing teeth, he loves it. |
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Judah ready for dressing up to go out. |
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Already learning to construct and build. |
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Judah rooting for the Packers. |
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Asher "watching" Michigan play in their bowl game. |
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Sweet Asher having some tummy time. |
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Asher and Mama at our baby shower given at the CBM home office. |
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Asher Edward, 1 month old. |
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Judah's new passion is books, books, books! |
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Some of our professional pictures given to us by the photographer. |
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Asher resting with Daddy. |
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This is our truck after Andy rolled it on January 15th. |
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Judah learning to hold his brother. |
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Asher's Thanksgiving outfit. |
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Judah helping with our Thanksgiving meal. He did a great job! |
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The greatest meal of the year. |
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Judah choosing the right cook ware. |
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Elizabeth's Christmas gift - IOWA flag! |
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Trip to Bronners Christmas wonder land. |
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More of little Asher Edward. |
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Venturing out in the SNOW!!! |
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Judah loving to help dry dishes. |
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13 Turkeys passed our home the day before thanksgiving - Risky for them |
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