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Bea was all giggles as she opened her presents this Christmas. And much to our surprise, she adored her new "potamus."
And Gus was all smiles as he opened his favorite present - a Nintendo DS. He's already mastered Mario Cart and is begging for more games.
We had an abbreviated Christmas with the Weishaar family in Salina (as my mom recuperates from back surgery), and then spent the rest of the week in Colby with 22 or so of the Dennelers. Good times, good food, and lots of laughs.
Cheers to 2008, and all that awaits us in 2009!
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