Add xmas2010 letter, lots of birds

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BURD(fondue.gif, Fondue's duck is furious that its iPad's touchscreen isn't usable with feathers. You can't tell because ducks have no lips.)
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BURD(rasher.png, HI GUYS HOW'S IT GOING DO YOU LIKE SEEDS by rasher)
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m4 -Dimage='<a href="$1.jpg"><img src="$1-sm.jpg"></a>' | markdown | m4 -DTITLE="$title" $1 -
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#! /bin/sh
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<li><a href="/people">People</a><li>
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Title: 2009 Christmas Letter
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We had lots of help decorating the Christmas tree this year, when we took these photos. From left to right: Dingo, Samantha, Neale, Claire, Fitri, Jada, Ginnie, and Amy. For those confused about the sudden explosion in family members: we got to share our Thanksgiving with Samantha and Claire, Amy's cousins; and Fitri is our exchange student from Indonesia.
Here are some photo highlights from 2009!
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We did a lot of home projects this year, starting with the installation of a new woodstove and roof, and also rebuilt our deck. Neale built the hearth for the woodstove, and for a little while Ginnie got to play on it:
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Kellie and Bill Robinson-Smith came to visit for the February birthdays, and we took them to the Jemez ruins up the road:
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Ginnie graduated from the bike trailer for longer rides to a kid-back style bike that attaches to our bikes.
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Ginnie also tried out soccer. She had fun for about three weeks, but four-year-olds don't really get the idea of having to share the ball, even with teammates. She did enjoy socializing though! And the dandelions on the field, too.
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In May we got to see Ginnie's ballet recital. The kids in her class were "gumdrops" from Candyland.
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Two weeks later we headed to the Pacific Northwest and got out to the beach near Astoria, and also got some good visiting in with family. We got to join in on the annual Robinson family get-together at the Great Wolf Lodge near Olympia, where Ginnie proved to be a bit of a dare-devil on waterslides.
Ginnie and Liz, taking a breather from the slides:
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The whole Robinson family at dinner:
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Ginnie, Amy's dad Jim and Julie Vandling:
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In Astoria:
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Neale's sister April, her husband Dave and their daughter Ariana came to visit us for the 4th of July. The girls had a ball together, as usual, eating popsicles and getting their faces painted at the local 4th of July celebration.
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And then came the Hailstorm from Hell. On July 6th (I know this because of all of our insurance forms) the entire town of Los Alamos put most autobody businesses, window retailers and roofers in the black for the year. Our car sustained some amazing dents, although no broken windows luckily. The brand-new roof on our house was totaled, however.
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Ginnie and Amy spent a lot of the summer at the neighborhood pool, where Ginnie started swimming on her own this year. Here she is, waiting for her swim teacher at the Deep End:
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Neale got more and more experienced handling the bees. After they were delivered in the spring, the entire colony absconded from the hive (that's a fancy name for "The queen decided the hive was not to her liking, and took the entire colony with her"). Luckily, some friends of ours set us up with a nucleus, complete with comb, baby bees and honey.
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In July we were asked to take in an exchange student for the year, and after some consideration decided that it would be a great experience. Three weeks later, Fitri from Indonesia arrived. She has adjusted very nicely, is involved in the Key Club and International Club at the high school, plans to run track in the spring, and amazingly took a Japanese class at the local college (imagine learning a new language from an English-speaking teacher, when English isn't your first language!). Fitri has taught us a lot about her culture, and impressed us with her ability to adapt and learn.
We took Fitri and Ginnie to the Dixon Apple Farm in the fall:
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We finished rebuilding the deck in September. Next year, a railing!
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Ginnie and Fitri on Halloween:
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Amy and Ginnie have also been exploring trails around Los Alamos with friends. The kids have a ball together on their hikes, checking out the canyons and ladders and bridges.
Ginnie in some early snow on Pajarito Mountain:
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At Tsankawi, which is a separate part of the Bandelier ruins:
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The kids at Tsankawi. We got some good ladder-climbing in and had fun finding ancient arrowheads and pottery, which are still scattered around on top of the mesa there:
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We also got Fitri out to Bandelier. Here she is on one of the series of 4 or 5 ladders going up to the Alcove House:
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Amy's sister Kristen and her boyfriend Alex came to visit us for Thanksgiving. We took them down to Alamogordo to visit our cousins, Samantha and Claire, and took the whole gang to Carlsbad Caverns.
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Fitri seems to be getting a little tired here...
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Kristen and Ginnie got to bond on the hike down into the caverns:
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Then we took everyone back to Los Alamos, where we had some great helpers putting together our Thanksgiving dinner. It was nice to visit with Kristen and Alex, and Neale's parents Christy and Steve joined us for Thanksgiving too. The girls also helped us decorate our tree, and the tree got its topper put on a total of three times.
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As you can see, our house has been full of busy but happy changes, and we were thrilled to welcome so many visitors this year. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Title: 2010 Christmas Letter
Happy holidays to our friends and family! Here's a look back at our year
in pictures!
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Ginnie continues to take ballet. Here, she gets ready for her recital
with her classmates and teacher Susan at the New Mexico Dance Theater
studio. She loves to dance, and in August took up Irish step dancing.
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Fitri, our exchange student from Indonesia, was with us for half of the
year, and we think she got to see some neat things in New Mexico while
she was here. Here, we took the girls to the zoo in Albuquerque for a
day trip.
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The girls checking out some pirhanas. Turns out a lot of the animals at
the zoo are from Indonesia...who knew.
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Ginnie and her dad at our favorite restaurant in town, the Coffeehouse
Cafe.
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Ginnie got to try out a climbing wall at a birthday party this year. She
did pretty well, and reached about 2/3 of the way up the wall until it
sloped out over her head, and got a little intimidated. Good job,
Ginnie!
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Fitri took advantage of the awesome snowfall we had last winter and
built a snowman, with Ginnie and the dogs looking on. I think Jada just
wanted the carrot.
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The finished product!
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Ginnie's Baga and Bada (Christy & Steve Pickett, her grandparents) took
her to the circus for her birthday!
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These clowns actually look nice!
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Bada, Ginnie's grandpa, has her convinced that their dog Loki (a little
terrier mutt) was shot out of a cannon, like this guy, when he used to
work at the circus. We're a little afraid of what's going to happen when
she figures out that Loki was never actually in the circus...
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For Ginnie's 5th birthday in February, she had a castle cake and a
scavenger hunt. Here's a gratuitous shot of the cake Amy made...thank
God Auntie April was there to save the day with the frosting!
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Some of Ginnie's guests look for a clue in the scavenger hunt outside!
February birthdays make it so hard to get outside...
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Ginnie and her cousin, Ariana, who came down from Denver to help
celebrate with Auntie April. If you think Ginnie's nose looks a little
swollen...
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...that's because she landed on it after jumping off an ottoman in the
living room and tripping on the dog in midair. Not a good thing to
happen on the day of your birthday party! Don't worry, her nose
recovered.
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The girls with their Baga.
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In February Neale put on the first Tracer Fire competition at the
Buffalo Thunder resort down the road, which is a capture the flag-style
hacking contest. It got great reviews, and he's doing it again this
year, with hopes to put it on for high school students in the state,
also. Here, Amy and Ginnie help the guys run cables in the ballroom.
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See Jada in this picture? Every day at 7pm sharp, she walks around the
house squeaking her squeaky toy repeatedly. That's what we get for
having a cattle dog - everything has a routine, even her squeaking.
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Fitri had to make empanadas for her New Mexico State History class. She
did a great job - these are fruit empanadas she's holding.
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Ginnie trying on Neale's blazer from his suit when he was about 5 years
old. We blame Fitri for teaching Ginnie how to pose!
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Fitri and Ginnie on the way up to Denver. We stopped here to check out
the canyon views outside of Taos.
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Cousins at Buca di Bepo. That was a lot of food.
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The Picketts and Oteros on Fitri's last trip to Denver. She loved
Ariana, who is admittedly pretty cute.
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We took Ginnie on a bike ride to the Ponderosa Campground near Los
Alamos' back gate in the spring. She stopped to eat. A lot.
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Ginnie was SO excited when Fitri got dressed up for prom.
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We tried to explain why getting a picture of just Fitri and her date
would be nice.
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Ginnie and friends getting ready for their end-of-year recital.
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In May Ginnie "graduated" from preschool. Here she gives Ms. Mo, her
teacher, a final hug. We had a great couple of years at Little Forest.
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Fitri got to walk in Los Alamos High School's graduation ceremony. Here
the girls show off their commencement finery!
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Ginnie and her Bada.
At the end of June we said goodbye to Fitri, who traveled to Washinton,
D.C. and then on home to Indonesia. She graduates from high school this
spring and she thinks she'll be going to college in Australia!
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We went on vacation for 2 weeks in August with Kellie and Bill to visit
some national parks and family. We stopped in Arches National Park,
drove up through Utah and saw Yellowstone. Then we drove over to Butte,
Montana, where we got to see Amy's Uncle Frank and Aunt Nancy. Here,
Ginnie checks out the Superfund Cleanup site, the Pit, in Butte, with
Aunt Nancy.
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Ginnie checking out the differences between sandstone and...some other
stone...at Arches. She did the junior ranger program at 3 different
parks!
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Amy and Ginnie under an arch.
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Ginnie and Auntie Kellie in Moab, Utah.
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Bill wanted to check out an Airforce museum in Layton, Utah on the way
up to Wyoming and Montana. Also a fun stop.
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Amy and Neale at the Grand Canyon in Yellowstone.
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We went up to Glacier National Park next, which was amazing. We stayed
at Apgar one night, and camped at Fish Creek the next. No bears! We plan
to come back here for a longer stay. Winterkeepers, anyone? Apparently
that job was open over at Many Glacier!
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Ginnie checking out a marmot at the St. Mary visitor center. It was
really cold, wet. and rainy at the top of that ridge!
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The morning we left Glacier we visited the Montana Vortex, which is just
south of Apgar. Amy and Bill were pretty dubious about the whole thing,
but who can resist a crooked house? And we did have fun in the end.
Kellie volunteered to participate in some kind of Incredible Shrinking
slab exhibit, where you somehow shrink in comparison to another person
as you move from one side to the other. Poor guy...because of us, the
other group members were probably less than convinced about the vortex's
magical abilities.
And then Ginnie started Kindergarten in August. Amy wasn't sure how much
food she'd need for one day, so she sent enough for 10 Kindergarteners.
That was the last time Ginnie used that lunchbox.
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She gets to walk to school every day, lucky girl.
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Over Labor Day weekend, we relandscaped part of our front yard. It was
hard work and took the entire weekend, plus some, but it was worth it.
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And then Ginnie learned how to ride her bike sans training wheels or Mom
& Dad! Very exciting!
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Ginnie on her new wheels.
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In October, Amy and Ginnie went to Missoula for Amy's grandfather Jim
Gaul's memorial service. We got to see just about everyone in the
family. Here Ginnie poses with the rest of her 2nd cousins.
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The Gaul family. A few missing but almost everybody's there. It was
great to see everyone again.
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Ginnie as a kitty for Halloween.
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Ginnie started Girl Scouts this fall. Here they are, Troop 10348 at
their "induction ceremony!" Oh, and by the way, Neale volunteered us to
be the cookie chairs, so if you want Girl Scout cookies, you know who to
contact!
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Ginnie was cast as a snowflake in her dance studio's Young Dancers
production of T'was the Night Before Christmas.
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Before going downtown for her performance, she accepted a few
"good-luck" phone calls from adoring fans (her grandparents).
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Post-performance at Fuller Lodge.
We hope you all have a great holiday season. We're having a really dry,
sunny and warm late fall so far, so if you want some Vitamin D come and
visit! Amy makes fantastic enchiladas, if you need another reason!
Love,
The Picketts (Neale, Amy, Ginnie, and the dogs, Dingo & Jada)