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Catalina, Cristie, Capri |
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Cora |
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Summer texted at 12:12am November 6th ... |
Hi, Grandma! I can't send out an email right now, but I wanted to let you all know... it's go time! I'm in the hospital, and we're waiting for the contractions to strengthen. Please keep the two babies in your prayers! |
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Our labor and delivery room is beautiful |
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Wendy and others volunteered their help after earthquake hit the Virgin Islands 2017 |
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Wendy |
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World Adoption Day - November 9th - A day to celebrate FAMILY |
with the hands up smiley face
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Wendy |
Mary, David, Den |
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Jared (adopted from Guatemala) and Bandit |
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Tara texted: Your son can never tease me about my cooking again! I was helping miles with his homework and Michael was in charge of heating up the pizza we got for the kids school fundraiser and this happened: |
I replied: We keep telling everyone … You have to be so CAREFUL if you put the cardboard box of pizza in the oven! I think what we saw is the pizza box caught on fire!
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Tara texted: Yup! The pizza box caught on fire. All is good here now. |
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This was the second time the police did a drive by to announce at 4am - Get out now there is manditory evacuation! |
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Josh texted ... View from his home with strong winds at 10 AM |
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The ridge of homes above overlooking Westlake Lake |
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Condo's on the hill just above Westlake Lake (4 destroyed) |
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Michael, Miles and Megan few over Westlake the day after the fire started |
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Intersection of Triunfo Canyon and Lindero Canyon |
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BEFORE & AFTER the fire - Where we walk into the Forest Oak mobile home park |
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View overlooking Sherwood Forest mobil home park |
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Josh emailed these pictures inside the mobil home park |
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Den, Mary, David - Walked through the mobil home park |
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https://www.gofundme.com/anderson-fund
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The twins (Noah & Micha) Family home |
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Meadow's Family home (2 young boys) |
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Home saved at the top of the ridge overlooking Westlake |
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Fire burned all the way to the ocean |
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Summer texted ... the pictures & the twins name |
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Summer texted ... (2nd day)The birth was very difficult for me and I was in recovery for a day,
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but the babies were and are perfectly fine :) I'll send out the email (to the family) as soon as I can
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Mauro |
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The tooth fairy is on her way to Capri's home:) |
Josh texted ...Capri's 1st lost tooth |
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Mary, Jean, Den, Josh |
69th Anniversary Cheers to Grandma Jean (Grandpa Frank on his way home from work) |
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Summer texted ... First night at home |
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Summer texted ... We already can't imagine being without these two!
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Giovanna |
Mauro |
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Frank, Dave, Jean, Karen |
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Kat, Nick |
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Nick, David, Kat, Dave |
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Jean, Nick, Kat, Frank |
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Mauro |
Giovanna |
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Marco - (1 week old) Mauro & Giovanna |
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Josh and Cristie's Baby Boy at 20 weeks |
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Coach Michelle, Ashley, David, Nick, Brian |
David's job coach and work group cooking class at home (St. Jude's Church kitchen closed for repairs) |
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Katy, Brian, Ashley, David, Joe, Coach Michelle, Coach Gina, Nick |
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Mary is thankful for my FAITH & FAMILY
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Den is thankful for me (MARY) |
David is thankful for FAMILY, the whole wide WORLD & EVERYTHING |
Savannah is thankful for going to OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL |
Preston is thankful for FAMILY |
Wendy is thankful for my growing FAMILY |
Steve is thankful for FAMILY |
Catalina is thankful for BIG FAMILY |
Capri is thankful for her SISTERS |
Cora is thankful for LIFE |
Cristie is thankful for LITTLE ONE & OUR HOME |
Josh is thankful for MY GIRLS & THE LITTLE GUY |
Autumn is thankful for KITTIES, LIFE, GOD & OUR HOME |
Mark is thankful for YOU (BECKY), AUTUMN, AND THE BEACH |
Becky is thankful for MARK, AUTUMN & MADISON, OUR HEALTH, FRIENDS & EXTENDED FAMILY |
Jared is thankful for MY PARENTS ADOPTING ME AND GIVING ME A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE |
Jake is thankful for ADOPTION, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT |
Miles is thankful for MOM AND DAD, HIS HOUSE AND ALL HIS ADVENTURES |
Tara is thankful for FAITH AND HEALTH, AND HER JOB |
Megan is thankful for FAMILY AND HER HOUSE |
Michael is thankful for ALL THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE |
Sadie is thankful for MY 2 CHILDREN ARE HEALTHY AND SMART - MY WONDERFUL PARTNER AND LOVE CHRISTOPHER... FOR THE CAREER I HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO HELP CHANGE LIVES & FOR MY WONDERFUL FAMILY THAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND LOVE ME
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Isaiah is thankful for HIS MOM AND AARON AND BOTH HIS SISTER, HIS LAPTOP AND HIS HOUSE |
Julianna is thankful for HER GRANDMA AND GRANDPA AND AUNTS AND UNCLES & HER MOM AND DAD (IN HEAVEN) |
Summer & Marco are thankful for THE TWO WONDERFUL MIRACLES THAT CAME TO US SAFE AND SOUND! AND FOR THE FAMILY LOVE, BOTH CLOSE AND FAR |
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Michael, Den, Mary, Jean |
Jake, Jean |
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Michael, Jake |
David, Tara |
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Megan |
Frank, Mary |
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Thanksgiving in ITALY! |
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Defonte's! Giovanna made the turkey, and Vincenza made the pumpkin pie! I made milk for the babies |
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Summer, Giovanna, Mauro, Marco |
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Megan cried tears of JOY when she looked in the box and found her new puppy on the door step |
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Michael texted ... Captain Dexter Linn, he goes by the name Dexter (4 mos. old) - Skipper the dog (3 yrs. old) |
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Michael showed David how to get a Lamborghini tattoo |
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Steve, Wendy |
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Preston, Wendy, Savannah |
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Wendy emailed ... Hello from JAMAICA |
Savannah, Steve, Preston, Wendy |
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Savannah, Steve, Wendy |
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Summer, Mauro |
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Giovanna |
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First doctors visit:) |
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Capri's Carden Performance Winter Show 2018 |
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Capri |
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