Best Nine

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Bapak ~ Sloane
a fun way to celebrate the new year with Sloane and Lauren ~ Relyn
Bapak ~ Jeffrey

Relyn's best nine on Instagram

Oh, the lights!

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God's grace ~ Sloane
great fun shopping with my mom and dad ~ Relyn
a wonderful dinner conversation and the Outdoor Gear Review YouTube channel ~ Jeffrey

at Silver Dollar City

Oh, Christmas tree

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building forts and getting my clarinet repaired and returned ~ Sloane
the way Jeffrey helped me get ready for my annual ornament exchange, and for all the friends who came and the fun we had ~ Relyn
to get Relyn's lens back and go to a few gun stores ~ Jeffrey

at Silver Dollar City

"he loves me"

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snow ~ Sloane
a day at home to read, write, and pin ~ Relyn
a comforting house when I felt poorly ~ Jeffrey

Jeffrey on Christmas Eve

Momma & Daddy

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hanging out with the cousins ~ Sloane
hearing my Dad preach & a good worship service ~ Relyn
my Marlborough, His Life and Times ~ Jeffrey

photographed by Sloane on Christmas Eve

on Christmas Eve

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new clothes ~ Sloane
my new phone ~ Relyn
Ibu & Bapak's treadmill ~ Jeffrey

Relyn's parents, before we head to church

after Christmas Eve dinner

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Jesus ~ Sloane
the way our family focuses on Jesus and loving each other ~ Relyn
Luke 2 & that Relyn and Sloane loved their presents ~ Jeffrey

Sloane and her Ibu on Christmas Eve

before Christmas Eve dinner

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time with family ~ Sloane
I am so thankful for the Bagwell family and our walk through the amazing Christmas lights.  I loved our family through gorgeous neighborhoods, too. I don't want to forget the adorable little boy we met.  ~ Relyn
a Christmas Eve service ~ Jeffrey

Sloane and her Bapak in their aprons

pine cones, berries, and icicles

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getting Ibu's treasure hunt done ~ Sloane
fun with Sloane working on the treasure hunt and Jeffrey's delicious quesadillas ~ Relyn
Sunshine Bike Shop because they switched out Sloane's peddals for free ~ Jeffrey

in the chapel at Silver Dollar City

Mrs. Claus

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 sleep ~ Sloane
a house full of books on a cruddy feeling day ~ Relyn
to be able to choose to just stay home and do nothing ~ Jeffrey

at the Silver Dollar City Christmas parade

beautiful Sloane

 
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chocolate ~ Sloane
watching Christmas in Connecticut with Jeffrey and Sloane ~ Relyn
The incident of the exploding Coke was not as destructive as I thought it would be. ~ Jeffrey

my daughter at 14

Lori

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hanging out with Sage all day ~ Sloane
the way Jeffrey and Sloane are always so helpful ~ Relyn
Wellington's Rifles by Mark Urban and that we got all of Sloane's gifts taken care of ~ Jeffrey

the bride

Kiel

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Christmas break has officially started ~ Sloane
our beautiful Christmas tree ~ Relyn
an amazing hike and Swarovski crystal ~ Jeffrey

the groom

Phoenix at Christmas

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hanging out with Tara ~ Sloane
two weeks off ~ Relyn
Christmas break ~ Jeffrey

one of my students

a tender moment

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the math test went well ~ Sloane
fun with Secret Santa ~ Relyn
a great book club ~ Jeffrey

Waltz wedding

looking down

 
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youth and Alex getting to come to our party ~ Sloane
Jeffrey doing all the work at home so I could finish wedding editing tonight ~ Relyn
MLLMAS ~ Jeffrey

Lori Waltz

loving look

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Alexia and Ellie are ok. ~ Sloane
decorating the tree with Sloane ~ Relyn
a local WalMart ~ Jeffrey

Waltz wedding

in the doorway

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having fun in advisory ~ Sloane
a fun work party and laughing with friends ~ Relyn
Sloane got her English project done. ~ Jeffrey

Lori Waltz 11/27/15

Kiel & Miley

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I got my social studies project done. ~ Sloane
Papa Bill treating us to lunch. ~ Relyn
Ditto ~ Jeffrey

taken at the Waltz wedding, 11/27/15

Andrew

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the tree ~ Sloane
The tree is finally lit! ~ Relyn
an extraordinary omelet for dinner ~ Jeffrey

Each Christmas I take a portrait of every student as a gift for their parents.  This year we decided to wear Christmas hats. 

another Christmas Cutie

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spending time with Lauren ~ Sloane
a wonderful morning with Jeffrey and then our annual Christmas Play Girls' Outing ~ Relyn
a great day with my wife and two very exciting history books about the Napoleonic wars ~ Jeffrey

another of my students

Christmas Cutie

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Numb3rs ~ Sloane
excellent Christmas pictures of my students ~ Relyn
a great public library system ~ Jeffrey

one of my students

Sloane's recital

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the recital was good ~ Sloane
Mandi White, who taught my class for over an hour so I could attend Sloane's recital ~ Relyn
Relyn ~ Jeffrey

at Nixa Junior High

beautiful Lori

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youth ~ Sloane
making such a great movie for the bridal picture viewing tomorrow ~ Relyn
an audiobook from the library ~ Jeffrey

Waltz wedding

before the concert

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the concert was good ~ Sloane
Sloane's awesome concert & that she did so well at her solos ~ Relyn
ditto, exactly ~ Jeffrey

a bathroom mirror selfie while we were getting ready

a funny

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pizza & God ~ Sloane
 my morning pages ~ Relyn
good kids at the read-a-thon ~ Jeffrey

for sale at Bass Pro

Ibu made a new friend

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our Christmas tree ~ Sloane
my parents ~ Relyn
got a couple projects done I've been wanting to do ~ Jeffrey

Ibu and I kept sending Sloane pictures to see if she wanted what we found.  This is the best one.

Sloane and Sage

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hanging out with Sage ~ Sloane
Sloane and Sage had so much fun at Silver Dollar City. ~ Relyn
We had a good time at Silver Dollar City and Sage got to go with us. ~ Jeffrey

This is Sloane and Sage about 4 days later at the concert.  But, it fit with tonight's gratitudes. 

mom and dad

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a good band rehearsal ~ Sloane
Aromatique's Amaretto Nog candles, which smell like Christmas to me. ~ Relyn
Relyn got to come home, got a good walk in, Ozark is such a pretty little community ~ Jeffrey

from Estes photo shoot

oldest and youngest

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Seth sharing his testimony ~ Sloane
french toast for dinner ~ Relyn
a quiet evening at home ~ Jeffrey

from the Estes photo shoot

three sisters

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Grandma's out of the hospital ~ Sloane
Grandma, of course, and reading in bed ~ Relyn
mom is out of the hospital ~ Jeffrey

from Estes photo shoot