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Mommy

This is my mommy and she’s the best mommy I could ever ask for.  She’s always thinking of me and doing things for me.  Even though I keep her up late at night and make her get up early, she no longer has her morning tea, because she doesn’t want me getting something called ‘kaffeen’.  When I was growing up inside her, she drank a liquid iron supplement everyday, just so that I would have enough.  Judging by the funny sounds she made when she drank it, I don’t think it tasted very good.  When I nurse from her, I always fall asleep and she always lets me stay there on her lap.  It’s my favorite place to sleep.  My mommy loves to ice skate and someday she’s going to teach me how.  She even has a coach lined up for me if I want it.  My mommy loves to play games.  Hopefully, we’ll soon have days where we play games all day long.  I hope she likes playing ‘Chutes and Ladders’ and ‘Candyland’, because I hear they are a lot of fun.  We can play her games too.  I hear she’s really good at Hearts and Triple Yahtzee.  My mommy also loves cars.  I hope I get big really fast, so that I can ride with her in her convertible sports car.  I’m not allowed to ride in it now because my car seat has a problem with some ‘hair bag’ thingy.

Daddy

This is my daddy, and oh boy he's the best daddy ever.  He's been taking such good care of me; always changing me, holding me, walking me around and playing with me.  I love to stare and smile at him because he always makes me feel so comforted and loved.  Mommy told me that Daddy's a big goof ball, always doing something silly to make her laugh.  She loves how he’s so light-hearted because sometimes she’s not.  She said that he's also a bit nerdy, a computer geek at heart.  Daddy also loves maps so they have both road maps and topo maps of almost everywhere they go.  Mommy said that Daddy even refers to them when they go to familiar places just for fun.  Daddy's also really into the outdoors. He’s always riding his bicycle (I hope he teaches me someday) and he plays softball too.  Mommy said that he got her to really enjoy hiking in the mountains. They've traveled to some really neat places and have climbed lot of mountains; have skied a lot too. 
My Mommy did warn me about one thing though; Daddy is a History Channel fanatic.  

Mommy and Daddy

This is a picture of Mommy and Daddy about 1 1/2 months before I was born.   They had just puchased a new, bigger car.  Yea, they were getting ready for me! 
Grammee

My Grammee had been waiting for me for a long time, and came to visit me right after I was born.  She's great at making things.  In fact, shes can take a ball of yarn and make it into something I can wear!  Maybe she can teach me how to do that someday.  Mommy told me that when she was growing up, she and Grammee would sit around and play games for hours at a time.  Maybe Grammee will teach me some of those games when I'm older.  Or maybe she'll teach me how to play the piano.  Mommy said that Grammee's been playing her entire life and is practically a pro.  I like her cool glasses; they're fun to look at.

Grandpa

Here's a picture of my Grandpa.  My mommy told me that Grandpa has been interested in cars since he was a little boy.  When Mommy was growing up, she can remember Grandpa always working on or showing off his cars.  Guess that explains why Mommy is so into cars too.  I hope my car seat fits in one of his cars because I'd love to go for a ride with him! 

Grampee

Here's Grampee hanging out in his favorite place, the outdoors.  He and Grammee are both bird brains.  You often see them with funny looking glasses hanging around their necks looking for new birds.  Grampee is another lover of cars.  He's constantly reading and watching shows about performance cars.  He and Mommy can talk about cars for hours, although Grampee knows way more stats than she does.
Great Grandma Crall

This is my Great Grandma Crall.  Mommy says that she and Daddy will sit around playing cards with Great Grandma for hours at a time.  In fact, Mommy started playing cards when she was around two years old, and now Great Grandma is teaching her how to play bridge!  But be careful not to play the wrong card, Great Grandma can remember every card that's been played and will tell you when you mess up.  You'll also never go hungry when hanging out with Great Grandma, she's always planning three meals ahead of time.  One of my goals is to meet her in person sometime this year.
Great Grandma Vancik

This is my Great Grandma Vancik with a picture of Great Granddaddy in the background.  It's too bad I won't get to meet Great Granddaddy because Mommy said he was a lot of fun to hang out with when she was growing up.  Mommy says that Great Grandma is one of sweetest Grandmas around and has been blessed to have such a large wonderful family.  She also has many talents such as crocheting and playing both the piano and organ.  Mommy also told me to beware because Great Grandma started a trend where all the girls in the family have an obsession with shopping - in particular for shoes.  Oh boy, I can't wait!   One of my goals this year is to meet her in person.
Uncle Robert, Aunt Chelsea, and Aunt Caitlin

This picture is of my Uncle Robert, Aunt Chelsea, and Aunt Caitlin, all of which live in Pennsylvania.  Uncle Robert is currently attending college at California University of PA.  I hear that college life is fun.  Aunt Chelsea graduated from Penn State last year and is now teaching middle school.  Mommy also told me that Aunt Chelsea just got engaged to be married.  Yippee, I'll have another uncle!  Aunt Caitlin is currently attending middle school and stays quite busy with a lot of different activities.  I can't wait to meet all of them!