Mom and Dad spent Thanksgiving with Marcie and Taylor in KS,
so Jana & Billy hosted the rest of us.
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| Bedtime story with Billy |
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| Farm Cousins!
We made a trip to the farm after Thanksgiving
to see Grandpa and Grandma-little did we know
how thankful we would be to have made the trip,
as it was the last time we saw Grandpa Phil.
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| Pit stop to hike at a state park on our way home. |
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| I just want to be sure I don't forget this pigeon the boys brought into the kitchen to show me. After hand-washing and some gloves, they proceeded to burry it, |
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| Out at Fellows Lake |
Early Christmas with the Helmkamps
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| Best bath in the world! :) |
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| Papa teaching Jack how to shoot his new BB gun |
Back to Iowa for Christmas-
stop for an overnight with Alisa.
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| Pairing up to put together new LEGO sets |
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| Gingerbread houses |
After Christmas, and saying good-bye to Grandpa Phil,
we met the rest of the Helmkamps in the Wisconsin Dells
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| That's Chase and Lane under there! |
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| I love this picture of Jack-captures him well :) (I'm pretty sure he was shooting at one of his boys!) |
Back in Springfield
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| Hiking out at the Nature Center |
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| Helping dad gut the master bath |
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| Eagle days at the Nature Center |
Jack turns SEVEN!
Still influenced by Lakeside's VBS 2017, he wanted a knight theme.
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| Dragon pinata, ready to be attacked with swords! |
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| Castle cake |
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| Birthday breakfast in their "fort" in the attic. |
Trip to the Art Museum
Itty Bitty City
Back to Iowa to give Ryan a week of focused study.
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| Des Moines Bucks game with Alisa. |
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| You don't get this in southern Missouri! |
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| An overnight with Laurie and Alan in Ames on our way home. |
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| Upwards Basketball |
Lane turns FIVE!
He chose a Native American party.
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| This is supposed to be a buffalo head...! |
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| Lane doesn't like frosting, so he had chocolate whipped cream, and ice cream to go in the "Tee-pees" |
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