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| Avril and McKel posing on our living room sofa mid February |
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| And as McKel started tipping over, Avril supported her |
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| Dallin Parkinson came up from the "Y" after picking up his date in SLC. They came to town to see a comedian, Brian Regan, perform. Jesse and Alicia joined them for the performance. We were able to chat with Dallin and his date at mom's and dad's. |
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| Leisa Firth made these awesome shoes by hand for McKel |
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| Gayle helped Alicia put on a grand birthday dinner and party for Avril's 2nd. Here Jesse and his brother Shelby assist in the kitchen. |
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| Avril is a huge fan of the Cookie Monster and his pal Elmo. So Gayle created a Cookie Monster cake. |
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| And here we have Avril's photo with the cake and her 2nd year birthday card |
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| She's sporting the cute outfit Alicia got her, which by the way, she wore to church today (March 6). |
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| Jordan King, from next door, is one of her pals and helps Avril a lot. |
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| Amy (background) brought along Laurel |
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| Taggert, Amy's boy, also joined the fun |
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| And coincidentally, one of Avril's friends is named MyKell (same pronunciation as McKel). |
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| Tracine helped with baby McKel, who seemed quite at home in Tracine's arms |
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| We all tried to coach Avril in blowing out her candles |
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| Papa Bryan helping Avril with her cake and ice cream |
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| And Spencer Lee read to Porter (MyKell's younger brother) to keep him occupied |
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| Jared and Jesse trying to relax amidst the commotion |
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| Jordan helped Avril with unwrapping her presents |
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| Alicia and McKel |
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| The great grandparents |
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| Just to help you visualize a bit of the chaos |
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| Avril appears to be attempting to kiss the semi eaten Cookie Monster |
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| Yesterday, a few days after Gayle's official birthday, we joined for dinner at the Sizzler |
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| Jesse was out of town in Auburn, AL interviewing for grad school. His girls all joined in for the dinner though. Here are two of them with Gayle. |
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| Gayle and her complimentary root beer float |
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| Jared (known by Avril as JJ) holding McKel |
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| And here I am on my McKel rotation |
