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January

Happy birthday to Granny and Uncle Bud…and to you too Elvis, wherever you are!

We had our first snow of the Winter this month. It was real fun playing in the snow. And the doggies had a good time too!

February

Happy Birthday Owen!

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year so it looks like Winter will be around for a while.

Owen celebrates his Fifth Birthday this month and mine is early next month. We are having a joint Birthday Party this year at the local Bowling Alley!

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March

Happy Birthday to Ross, Pop-Pop and the Dogs!

Ross and Pop-Pop celebrated their birthdays on the same day…March 12. Ross is eight years old; Pop-Pop is somewhat older than that!

The dogs also celebrated their birthdays this month. Gunston is four and Piggy is three.

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April

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. — Mark Twain

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May

Happy Mother’s Day to Mom, Granny and Nana!

What’s new this month? Well, Granny and Aunt Janet are on vacation in Key West, FL. And Ross will have his first Holy Communion on the 21st. And last, but not least, Owen will graduate from Pre-School on the 26th.

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June

We have a busy summer ahead. We are going to Seattle, Washington at the end of this month to visit with friends and then to Florida to visit our cousins in August. And, we’re going to a cabin in the mountains of Pennsylvania for a while too.

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July

Happy Birthday to Dad and the USA!

We were in Seattle, Washington visiting our friends Jack and Will over the 4th of July this year.

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August

Hi there…we just got back from visiting our cousins in Boca Raton, Florida.

We went to see the Washington Nationals play at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. This was the first MLB game we ever went to. And then, a couple of weeks later, we saw the Nationals again when they played the Florida Marlins at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida.

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September

World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville…This month’s page is dedicated to the victims and the heroes of September 11, 2001.

Its “Back to School” month. I’m in third grade this year and Owen is in kindergarten.

Granny’s little doggy Gunston is not feeling very well these days…lets all hope he gets better soon.

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October

Happy Birthday Mom

Lots of stuff happening this month..Mom’s Birthday, moving to a new house, transferring to a new school, but we won’t let all that distract us from our primary mission! Get the candy ready! We’re going Trick or Treating.

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November

Time for turkey, pumpkin pie and all that other stuff that goes with Thanksgiving. This year, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving with Uncle Dr. Corkie and his family.

Dad and Owen’s picture was in the Vienna Connection for the second straight year!

Everybody has been really busy settling into our new house and getting ready for Christmas.

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December

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!

See you all next year!

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See you next month...

Ross & Owen

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January

Happy Birthday to Granny and Uncle Bud…and to you too Elvis, wherever you are!

We went to Boca Raton, Florida the week after Christmas to visit our cousins. It was lots of fun…everybody had a good time. And we got two pet turtles while we were there. But now we’re back home and playing with all the new toys that Santa brought us…one of the things we got was an Air Hockey game just like the one at Aunt Rosemary and Uncle Brian’s house.

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February

Happy Birthday Owen!

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year so it looks like Winter will be around for a while.

Owen celebrates his Fourth Birthday ths month. He’s looking forward to his big birthday bash at the local Chuck E. Cheese.

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March

Happy Birthday Ross!

Ross and Pop-Pop celebrated their birthdays on the same day…March 12. Ross is seven years old; Pop-Pop is somewhat older than that!

Granny got a new dog this month. He is part Jack Russell Terrier and who knows what else! His name is Gunston, he’s three year old and he was adopted from the Northern Virginia SPCA on March 13, 2004.

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April

Get Well GG!

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. — Mark Twain

The Charleroi, PA Belgian Dayz Festival starts on April 30th. Make sure you tell all your friends, relatives, acquaintances and total strangers not to miss this exciting event!

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May

Happy Mother’s Day to Mom, Granny and Nana…and especially to GG!

We have some sad news this month. Our GG passed away on 29 April 2004 at the age of 86. Not many kids get the opportunity to grow up with fond remembrances of the time spent with their Great-Grandmother. We love and miss you GG and know that your are now at peace and watching over us at all times.

How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!  I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.  ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; ’tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.  
The Lord has promised good to me, his word my hope secures; he will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures.  
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail, and mortal life shall cease, I shall possess, within the veil, a life of joy and peace.  
When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we first begun.

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June

Happy Father’s Day to Dad!

We’ve been busy lately. We went to the Udvar-Hazy Center, which is part of the National Air and Space Museum and saw lots of neat airplanes and a space craft…and we rode on some airplane and space craft simulators…that was lots of fun.

And, we have been invaded by Brood X 17-Year Cicadas. We have some at our house, but there are lots and lots more of them at Pop-Pop and Granny’s house. Just think, 17 years from now when they appear again, We will be all grown up!

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July

Happy Birthday to Dad and the USA!

The Fourth of July fireworks were great this year!

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August

A Busy Summer

Hi there. We have been really busy this summer. The third week of July we all went to Deep Creek Lake, MD for a week’s vacation. Then during the first weekend of August, we all went to Charleroi, PA for the annual Family Reunion. And on our way back home from the reunion, we stopped for a tour of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield in the Laurel Mountains of Southwestern PA. We learned all about the French and Indian War and about George Washington’s early military career there.

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September

World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville…This month’s page is dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001.

World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville…This month’s page is dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001.

Its “Back to School” month. I’m in second grade this year and it is Owen’s second year of pre-school. He goes to pre-school three days a week for two hours each day.

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October

Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble!

Hey! Get the candy ready! We’re going Trick or Treating.

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November

Turkey Time

We’ll be in Fredericksburg, Virginia for Thanksgiving Day this year.

Another doggie came to live at Granny and Pop-Pop’s house. Her name is Ms. Piggy and she is a Jack Russell Terrier just like Gunston. Piggy and Gunston like to play together and have races in Granny and Pop-Pop’s back yard.

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December

Merry Christmas

The truck with the Christmas tree that is now on display at the Capitol in Washington, DC stopped in Vienna, VA on its way to Washington, DC. We got a chance to see it up close. It was really big!

Its time again for Santa to bring us a new supply of toys! And also time to wish for Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All.

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See you next month...

Ross & Owen

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January

Happy New Year 2003!

Happy birthday to Granny and Uncle Bud…and to you too Elvis, wherever you are!

February

Happy Birthday Owen!

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year so it looks like Winter will be around for a while.

Owen celebrates his Third Birthday this month. He’s looking forward to it but is not too keen on giving up on his “Terrible Twos” just yet!

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March

Birthday Boys!

Ross and Pop-Pop cerebrate their birthdays on the same day…March 12th. Ross will be six years old; Pop-Pop will be somewhat older than that!

March came in like a Lion this year…we hope it goes out like a Lamb…we like to play in the snow, but even us kids are getting tired of it!

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April

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. — Mark Twain

We went to the Shenandoah Discovery Museum in Winchester, VA this month. It has lots of stuff for kids and we had a really good time.

Maybe next month we will get to go to Charleroi, PA for the Belgian Dayz festival!

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May

Happy Mother’s Day to Mom and the Grannies

During the first weekend of this month, we went to Charleroi, PA to visit GG. While we were there we went to the Belgian Dayz festival. And we also went exploring in the woods with Aunt Rosemary, Uncle Brian and Cousin Gina.

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June

Happy Father’s Day to Dad and the Grandpaps

Summer is here but the weather here lately is not all that great! It has been raining a lot and the temperatures have been lower than average so far. We haven’t even been to the pool yet and almost all of Ross’s baseball games have been rained out so far.

Ross won the first place award for his school project about the astronauts. His project also won second place in the district competition!

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July

Happy Birthday to Dad, Buster and the USA!

Ross can now ride his bicycle without the training wheels. Owen still prefers tricycles!

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August

Reunion Time!

The family reunion is always on the first Saturday in August, which was the second day in August this year. As usual, there was lots of food. And best of all, there was lots of stuff for kids to do.

Ross lost his first baby tooth at the reunion and the Tooth Fairy left him four shiny quarters that night.

We also went to a picnic at Aunt Janet and Uncle Tom’s house with our cousins Henri and Cody. We went swimming in their pool and saw lots of fish in their ponds.

We had lots of fun visiting GG, Uncle Brian, Aunt Rosemary, Gina, Brian Michael, and Aunt Rosemary’s bother Hammy, who was home on leave from the US Air Force.

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September

9/11 – Never Forget!

We both started school this month. I’m in first grade this year and its Owen’s first year of preschool. He goes to preschool two days a week for three hours each day.

We went on vacation at Sandbridge, Virginia. While we were there, we also went to see Jamestown, VA…we learned about John Smith, Pochahontas and all that other historical stuff.

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October

Happy Birthday Mom!
Fillet of a fenny snake, in the cauldron boil and bake: eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog, adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, lizard’s leg and howler’s wing, for a charm of pow’rful trouble, like a hell-broth boil and bubble. — Second Witch, “Macbeth,” IV:1

Hey! Get the candy ready! We’re going Trick or Treating.

Lots of stuff happening this month…Mom’s Birthday, Fairfax County Fair, Waterford Fair, a visit to the Pumpkin Patch, and Halloween!

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November

Happy Thanksgiving

Its “Turkey Time” again. We’ll be in Charlottesville, Virginia wth our Uncle Dr. Corky and his family for Thanksgiving Day this year. Charlottesville is the home of the University of Virginia…maybe we’ll go to school there someday…or maybe some place else!

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December

Merry Christmas

Time for Santa to bring us a new supply of toys! And also time to wish for Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All.

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See you next month...

Ross & Owen