Lindahl Family

Freezing cold and Snow!

2011-01-10T13:04:00.000-08:00

Our house is behind us. We've decided it is very cool to live right in front of the sledding hills. The kids had a great time using their new sled over Christmas break despite the zero degree temperatures.

Lucy doesn't venture too far down our very steep driveway. It feels much safer if you hug the house - smart girl. Shoveling a three car driveway is harder than shoveling a two car driveway. Ryan shoveled before he left for work, but it just kept coming down. Knowing he wouldn't be able to make it up the snowy driveway after dark, I went out and shoveled it again right after getting my hair done. So much for looking good for a day. We had to get the wet slushy snow off the driveway before it froze to a sheet of ice the next day and stayed there for the next 2 weeks! It has been so cold!!!!!!!

Christmas at Grandma's house

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Ally, Sadie, and Reagan's Christmas

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Lucy's Christmas

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Lucy loves Dora the Explorer and likes to sing the "Backpack, Backpack" song. I love the expression on her face when she saw the Map. She takes my hand and runs over to the same cushion on the loveseat several times a day and pats it as hard as she can. This is my cue to turn on the TV so she can watch Dora the Explorer.

Christmas wouldn't be the same without the cutest kids in the world to go with it.

Christmas pictures of the kids

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Christmas breakfast

Christmas morning

Sadie's baptism day

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Sadie on her baptism day, December 4, 2010.

Kids Pics Fall 2010

2010-09-09T12:58:00.002-07:00

Reagan's first day of Kindergarten

2010-09-02T14:56:00.000-07:00

Reagan started school yesterday. The bus picks him up right in front of our house. Boy, am I spoiled! I hadn't even thought of crying, but when the bus pulled away, out it came! I think Reagan's going to love going to school.

Last Swim

2010-09-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

Our last swim of the summer. Lucy has no fear of the water. I have rescued her a couple of times. This summer Reagan conquered his fear and remembered that he does know how to swim. Now they will forget everything this winter!

Our little "Free Spirit"

2010-08-27T14:10:00.000-07:00

Lucy hit the terrible twos at 17 months. She is always taking off her clothes and her diaper and running around the house naked. The older kids got a kick out of this morning. She ran all over the house naked and laughing. I had to document it. Lucy likes to be free. I got tired of changing her sheets every morning and nap so now we safety pin the diaper tabs. She wants to be outside all of the time and would like to be naked outside if she could. She doesn't want anything in her hair, either --an all natural girl.

Another cute story: Reagan came out of his room last week with his shirt and a pair of white underwear on. He said, "Mom, are these whitey tighties?" I said, "Yes, they are." He got a huge smile on his face and said, "Mom, thank you so much for buying me these!" I think my brother, Joseph, taught him about whitey tighties.

Ally & Sadie's first day of school

2010-08-27T13:20:00.000-07:00

First day of 3rd grade and 5th grade for the girls. They started a new school this year since we moved at the beginning of the summer. Now they ride the bus. It is wonderful having the bus stop on the corner right next to the house! Reagan gets to start Kindergarten next week.

Pigtails

2010-08-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

Lucy before she ripped out her hairdo. She won't leave anything in her hair.

One token Lagoon Day picture

2010-08-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

We are not the best picture takers. Here is our one picture to document Lagoon Day this week. This picture is on the ferris wheel at 9:30 just before we came home. We went to the water park and Rattlesnake rapids and got soaked just before this picture (thus the very nice hairdos.)

Sandstorm at Yuba

2010-08-17T08:17:00.000-07:00

We saw the black clouds rolling in at about 11:00 and started taking down the tent. We had just gotten the sand filled sleeping bags put away when it hit. The kids were crying so we put them in the car. Ryan and I took down the tent in the Arabian sandstorm with our eyes closed. We couldn't see anything. We just wadded up the tent and shoved everything into the car. You can barely see the kids in all the stuff. These pictures don't show how bad it really was. We had sand coming out of our eyes, ears, nose, eyelashes, eyebrows, even places we didn't know we had. It took a few hours to vaccuum and wash the car and clean everything when we got home. What a nightmare, but quite an adventure!

To top it all off, we stopped in south Provo on our way home to pick up a twin size box springs for the bed downstairs. We were able to slide it above the kids heads inside the car. Too bad I didn't get a picture of that!

Yuba Lake

2010-08-17T08:07:00.000-07:00

We went to Yuba Lake with some people from our ward over the weekend. The wind was blowing the whole time we were there. It's very sandy there so there was sand all over in the tent and the sleeping bags. The kids had fun making sand castles since it wasn't warm enough to want to get in the water.

Our little Cinderella

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Summer pictures of the kids

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Lucy is quite the walker these days. It is so cute to see something so small moving so fast on little legs. We call her "half-pint."

Reagan found some raspberries.

You may not be able to tell from Lucy's expression, but all of the toddlers and babies love Aaron.

The kids like having a basketball court to play on, especially one where they can raise and lower the basket. We've discovered that Ally really good at shooting hoops, and Sadie has a knack for soccer.

Day at the Ranch

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A fun day at the Ranch

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We had such a great time at the ranch last week. Grandpa stayed busy helping everyone ride the horses. Ally got to ride all by herself.

San Clemente

2010-06-09T22:07:00.000-07:00

We went to the beach in San Clemente with Erin and Ryan Webber on Memorial Day. Jaeden and Reagan dug a serious hole that Trey ended up wanting to sit in.

Some Disneyland

2010-06-09T21:54:00.000-07:00

The Autopia cars are still too hard for the kids to drive without help I guess. Ally and Sadie started out on their own, and I ran to the end with Lucy to get a better picture of them. When they came around the corner, there was a random guy in the car with them. I guess he rescued them from holding up the ride.

We didn't get too many pictures at Disneyland, but here are a few. Ally was still on crutches at Disneyland from her really bad ankle sprain one week before our trip. We borrowed a wheelchair and were able to get around fine. All of the kids were so good. Lucy only had a tiny little nap during "It's a small world" and that was it all day. She was an angel. Lucy and Reagan both fell asleep on me right before the fireworks show at 9:30. It was a very tiring but very fun day.

More of the kids at the beach

2010-06-09T21:44:00.000-07:00

Lucy knows all about looking at the camera and smiling. She loved the sand and the water and wasn't afraid to get wet and dirty. She ate some sand, and it was all over in her swimsuit and diaper. Ally, Sadie, and Reagan like to bury themselves whenever they go to the beach.

Playing at the beach in Oceanside

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A Day in Oceanside

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After lunch we played on the beach in Oceanside for a couple of hours until time to catch the train again.

We just had lunch at Ruby's -- hamburgers, french fries, and a milkshake. We watched someone catch a 2 foot shark right off the pier and throw it back. It was a great day. (That little Lucy with outstretched arms is hard to resist.)

We are at the San Juan Capistrano Amtrak Station. The train is arriving to take us to Oceanside. It was a 30 minute ride along the coast. It was a fun birthday excursion.

Helping with the dishes

2010-05-01T14:54:00.000-07:00

Lucy discovered Grandma's step stool. She climbs it in the pantry and gets into the food.

Reagan is riding a bike!

2010-05-01T14:50:00.000-07:00

We have been making good use of the nice weather and flat road. Reagan wanted to be riding bikes with Ally and Sadie, so he learned! He picked it up really fast without training wheels.

Lucy and Daddy

2010-04-22T21:11:00.001-07:00

I don't remember any of the kids being so busy. Lucy doesn't hold still. She is always going, going, going. No wonder she is little. She climbs out of her stroller and her high chair. We have to tie her foot to her high chair to keep her from jumping out.

Riding bikes

2010-04-22T21:06:00.000-07:00

Sadie and Ally are enjoying living on a flat street where they can ride their bikes. Teaching Reagan to ride is next on the list. He has been practicing his balancing skills on his scooter.

Fixing flat tires

2010-04-22T21:01:00.001-07:00

Lucy loves tools, computers - really anything that looks dangerous or expensive. She was helping Ryan repair Sadie's tire and cried every time Ryan needed to borrow the wrench from her.

Birthday cake

2010-03-31T10:39:00.000-07:00

Lucy likes to eat with a spoon. She knows how they work.

Lucy like her chocolate cake. It was clear up nose and in her hair. She is a girl who likes her desserts.

Lucy's 1st Birthday!

2010-03-31T10:35:00.000-07:00

Opening some presents

A hug for Daddy.

Lucy

2010-03-31T10:26:00.000-07:00

Lucy was helping on moving day. You can see the black on her knees from crawling around on the dirty floor.

Lucy watching her favorite tv show "Max & Ruby"

2010-03-15T19:47:00.000-07:00

Lucy is getting a headstart on her piano lessons. When I try to practice, she loves to yell and play the keys. She usually plays with both hands, but I couldn't seem to get a picture of it.

Grandpa looks like he's in heaven

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Lucy doesn't look like she trusts Reagan.

Playing on the snow hill at the Ranch

2010-02-26T15:33:00.000-08:00

We sure love the memories we create at the Ranch. We had so much fun. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa! We love you!

Reagan's spinach drink misshap

2010-01-23T13:57:00.000-08:00

The spinach drink was really frozen this morning. When Reagan tried to take a sip of it, it all came down in his face. Instead of grabbing the rag first, Ryan went for the camera. Poor little guy!

Lucy

2010-01-23T13:50:00.000-08:00

Lucy turned 10 months old on Thursday. She started calling me Mama on Friday. She wore pigtails for the first time this week. Lucy is a party animal. She doesn't like to go to bed until all of the other kids are tucked in. She loves to tear up all of the magazines and any paper she can find. We love this baby!

Bath time

2010-01-23T13:45:00.000-08:00

Lucy's hair is all wet because she likes to pull the shower curtain back and see the kids shower. She doesn't like to miss anything.

Christmas Day

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Christmas Eve

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Our Christmas Eve nativity reading was complete with a cute little lamb. The kids have so much fun dressing in the darling costumes Colette made for us years ago.

Some Christmas sewing projects

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I made more doll clothes for the girls for Christmas. The ice skating outfits have matching blue and pink ice skates with white fur around the tops.

Some Pre-Christmas parties & activites

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Lucy isn't quite sure about that tree.

Ally performed "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" for everyone at Vivian's Christmas party. She did such a great job. The best part was that she jumped up and volunteered to go next.

Sadie's birthday presents

2009-11-18T09:26:00.000-08:00

Sadie's birthday wishes were a pink poodle webkinz dog, a jump rope (She loves playing jump rope at recess. She and Ally are very good at it.), and Junie B. Jones books. She got a little LED lamp so she can read in bed at night. Sadie and Ally are trying to be top in their classes for reading points.

Sadie's birthday party

2009-11-18T09:18:00.000-08:00

For Sadie's birthday party, she had a pizza and movie night on Friday night with her friends from school. They watched the new Barbie and the Musketeers movie and had pizza, popcorn, and cupcakes.

Lucy ballerina

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More Fall Pictures of the Family

2009-11-03T20:04:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2009-11-02T19:58:00.001-08:00

Ryan took the three oldest kids trick-or-treating. When they left, Lucy started to cry and was looking for them out the window. When they came back an hour and half later, we bundled Lucy up and she got to go trick-or-treating with Daddy too. She loved it!

Little Lucy

2009-11-02T19:49:00.000-08:00

There just isn't anything cuter!

Lucy has discovered table food. She loves to eat.

Lucy and Reagan watching some TV together

If Ryan isn't Lucy's all time favorite, he at least comes in at 2nd place after Mommy.

Fall Family Pictures

2009-10-31T09:19:00.000-07:00

More pictures at Gardner Village

2009-10-18T07:14:00.000-07:00

There were fish in the stream under the bridge. The kids were entertained by watching them eat Cheetos and bread.

At Abby's baptism

2009-10-18T07:10:00.000-07:00

Pictures at Abby's baptism. I think Elise was liking Ally's silk skirt. She wouldn't let go of her legs. Megan asked me to play the piano at Abby's baptism. So I did. That was my first time playing in public and my first time accompanying. You have to start somewhere. I was glad when the closing song was over!

Amy's baby shower

2009-10-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

Lucy and Elise look like they could both be mine. Such darling girls!

Gardner Village with the cousins

2009-10-18T06:53:00.000-07:00

We took all of the kids to see the witches at Gardner Village this week. I think the highlight was the big sucker fish eating Cheetos in the stream.

Lucy's first bath in the big bathtub

2009-10-18T06:50:00.000-07:00

Reagan & Uncle David

2009-10-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

Uncle David continues to be a favorite for Reagan. We had a great time watching the last session of General Conference at the ranch and having dinner with everyone who could come. The power went out just after 8:00. The kids thought that was kind of fun.

Lucy & Blake

2009-10-05T09:24:00.001-07:00

Two beautiful babies! Not surprising if you look at those two handsome dads.

More birthday party

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We decorate cupcake cones and the girls folded and glued their own birthday candle boxes that we filled with candy. Ally has such darling friends. It was a lot of fun to watch them all together.

Ally's birthday party

2009-09-29T15:16:00.001-07:00

For Ally's birthday party, we decorated t-shirts with puffy paints. They turned out really cute.

Pretty little lady

2009-09-22T08:41:00.000-07:00

We have been feeding Lucy rice cereal at night so she will sleep longer, but she was having a hard time figuring out how to swallow it. She figured out that she could stick her thumb in her mouth after each bite to suck the cereal down. Then she pulls her thumb out for the next bite. It is the cutest thing I've ever seen. She is so much fun.

Reagan's Field Trip

2009-09-22T08:22:00.000-07:00

Reagan got to go to the Fire Station for his first field trip at school last week. Pleasant Grove City just got a new fire truck that is at least twice as long as a normal fire truck. It was huge. These pictures don't look like $300+ pictures, but they are. I was trying to take pictures while holding Lucy, and I dropped the camera on the grass and broke it. We had to throw it away. Every time I look at these pictures now, I am reminded of it!

Reagan's First Day of School

2009-09-09T13:35:00.000-07:00

Reagan had a great first day of school. When I picked him up at the end of school, he said, "Mom, thank you for sending me to school. It was so much fun!" That about sums it up.

Labor Day

2009-09-09T13:15:00.000-07:00

Labor Day we hosted a picnic at our house. The kids and Grandpa had fun playing Car Lot. The Fuji apple tree didn't get run into and broken, much to Ryan's relief! Of course we had fresh salsa and watermelon and salad from the garden and a peach/raspberry crisp, too. It is so satisfying to have so much delicious food in your own yard. We had such a great time.

Cute kids

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Just some ranch pictures

2009-09-09T12:56:00.000-07:00

We went to the Ranch last week while David and Renee's family and Grandpa and Grandma were there. We had a great time and ate well as always. I explained to Reagan that Uncle David was Grandpa Jim's younger brother. David started chasing Reagan around, and Reagan said to me, with a great big smile on his face, "Mom, I think Grandpa's little brother wants to play with me!"

Cowabunga Bay

2009-08-27T09:38:00.000-07:00

Lucy and Blake --remember Lucy is 2 weeks OLDER than Blake. They are so CUTE!!!

We had a great time at Cowabunga Bay with Dean and Tara's family. I've never seen so much water spraying everywhere. Afterwards, we had pizza and took all of the kids to Frogurt. They loved picking their own toppings. What a fun place. It was lots of fun.

First Day of School!

2009-08-27T09:33:00.000-07:00

Ally and Sadie heading off to their first day of school. Ally's is in 4th grade and Sadie is in 2nd.

Our Garden

2009-08-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

Reagan loves to help me pick the food from the garden and the berries. Lastnight he kept pulling out huge cucumbers. (We didn't need more of those.) Ryan's 7 foot wall of string beans is especially impressive. We'll have to post more pics of the huge banana squashes when it's time to harvest them. Squash bugs killed our pumpkin plant, but not before we got 6 pumpkins out of it. Since the plant died, they turned orange early so I have been making pumpkin pie. It's kind of strange to be baking pumpkin pie in August, but it still tastes good. We're loving the tomatoes, onions, string beans, blackberries, and raspberries. Our peaches are starting to turn orange. I love this time of year.

Lucy's first real swim

2009-08-19T20:31:00.000-07:00

We took the kids swimming at the Lindon pool. The slide and lazy river were fun although you can't tell that by Reagan's face. He seems to have a really bad time for the first hour of a swim trip and then things start looking better. Lucy loved the lazy river. She snuggled right up to me as we floated around and around, and then she fell asleep.

Lagoon Day

2009-08-12T20:38:00.000-07:00

We went to Lagoon on Friday and had a great time. Ally and Sadie were tall enough to go on any ride they wanted without me or Ryan. Ryan took the kids on Rattlesnake Rapids. He and Reagan got pounded by the waterfall. I wish the camera had delayed two more seconds. It would have been a great shot. Lucy was an angel even though she didn't get much sleep all day. I took Ally, Sadie, and Reagan on the Tidal Wave and we all loved it! We are getting pretty good at amusement parks!

The Gardens at Thanksgiving Point

2009-08-12T14:05:00.000-07:00

We had pancakes for dinner at IHOP and then took the kids to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. They were spectacular.

A day at the Art Museum

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Dogs like baby cheeks, too!

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Being the germ freak that I am, I did wipe down Lucy's face with antibacterial wet wipes after I took this picture.

Tennis with the cousins

2009-07-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

Lucy didn't care much for tennis.

This was the kids first time playing tennis and they actually did really well.

July Fun

2009-07-29T20:51:00.000-07:00

Swimming with cousins

2009-06-23T13:16:00.000-07:00

June 19th was the first warm day for swimming.

Love that little thumb!

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A trip to the bowling alley and Ranch

2009-06-23T12:54:00.000-07:00

It was Ryan's job to collect all the stuck balls that Kimball sent down the lane.

Latest of Lucy

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Our hike above the Draper Temple

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Faith took this picture. Our kids hiked farther than I ever thought they could. We had a great time. Tara watched the babies and made dinner so I could go, too.

Fun at the ranch

2009-05-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

Ryan has been holding out on all of us!

How Cute is that?!!!

Lucy's first trip to the ranch - May 16, 2009

Lucy's Blessing day

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Grandpa and Grandma Brown on May 3, 2009 at Lucy's baby blessing.

4 generations of Mae's

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Lucy Mae Lindahl

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6 lbs. 15 ozs. 20 inches long

A little princess in every way!

Lucy with cousin Blake

It has taken ridiculously long for me to put a few pictures of Lucy on the blog. Sorry! I think I will turn over the management of my blog to Melinda. It has been a wonderful, full month. Colette stayed with us for a week and it was so nice to have her here. Lucy is a treasure and we are so happy she is here.

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Temple Square

2008-12-31T15:15:00.000-08:00

Dean and Tara watched the kids for us while Ryan and I stayed at the Marriott Friday night. We picked up the kids and visited Great Grandma and Grandpa Bowen and then went back up to see the lights and have dinner. The kids did great. It was only about 20 degrees, but they didn't seem to mind. They are so sweet.

Christmas Morning

2008-12-31T14:59:00.000-08:00

Reagan loves his new Thomas the Train set and the girls (and their mom) are having a lot of fun with dolls and doll furniture. We even found cute little trunks for their clothes--blue for Ally and pink for Sadie. Ryan spoiled me this year and got me everything I thought I needed. It was a wonderful Christmas.

Happy 10th Anniversary

2008-12-17T16:36:00.000-08:00

Ten wonderful years with the best guy in the world. I am the luckiest girl!

Christmas projects

2008-12-11T12:49:00.000-08:00

Just a few of the doll outfits I have been working on for Christmas. Ally wanted doll clothes that matched the dresses in her closet. That idea got me started and 32 items of clothing later, I am finished!

Happy Birthday, Sadie!

2008-12-11T12:41:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Sadie's very pink birthday. I don't think there were any gifts that weren't pink!

Trick or Treat!

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Ally wanted to be a fairy, Sadie a cheerleader, and Reagan a monkey (very fitting!)

Corn Maze

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Christmas is coming!

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Ally's baptism Sept. 27, 2008

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This was such a wonderful day. Ally seemed so old to me. She listened so intently and took everything seriously. She loved her breakfast party afterward. How we love all of our parents and grandparents!

Sand crabs at Laguna Beach

2008-10-24T13:37:00.000-07:00

The rocks and tide pools were the highlight of our day at the beach. As we were walking back along the shore and holding hands, Reagan said, "Mom, I just love this day at the beach!" He actually decided to get in the water after that.

Our day at Disneyland- Sept. 12, 2008

2008-10-24T13:02:00.000-07:00

The kids and I rode the bus to Disneyland without Ryan. (He was working at his company's convention that day.) The weather was perfect, overcast with a nice breeze but no rain. It never got hot.

Reagan couldn't wait to hug Pooh Bear.

Ally didn't want to be in this picture with Winnie the Pooh. I think he must be too juvenile for her now.

Taking a break on the monorail. I was really starting to wish for a nap at this point.

We were leaving at 9 pm and were lucky enough to find Mickey and Minnie taking pictures right by the gate to the park. My cousin, Kym Henderson, and her family came around 5:00, and braved the traffic from Irvine to bring us dinner. They were definitely a highlight of my day.They took Ally and Sadie on the Matterhorn (They loved it!) and watched the parade with us. We waited in line for the Finding Nemo submarine ride and Reagan fell asleep. He slept through it last year so I didn't want him to miss it again. Right as we sat down in our seats on the sub, he woke up. He loved it! The kids tell me their favorite ride of all was the Pirates of the Carribbean.

The real winner of the Piston Cup.

2008-10-24T12:57:00.000-07:00

Reagan has already decided on his future career - thanks to a little artistic help from his dad.

Family picture

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