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Dear Caleb and Liam,<\/p>\n

Welcome to a new year.\u00a0 Our 2015 was busy and full of ups and downs, major milestones and major loss.\u00a0 This year is promising to be a little calmer, and hopefully a little more joyful.<\/p>\n

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True to form we started the year with both of you staying up well past midnight.\u00a0 After a good sleep in we started the first day of the year with a beautiful frosty hike.\u00a0 We have been trying to enjoy a little more outdoor time.\u00a0 Our family goal for the year is to be more active and have a little more unplugged time together.<\/p>\n

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Caleb you have just graduated from the DARE program at school.\u00a0 I\u2019m so proud of everything you have accomplished this first half of your grade five year.<\/p>\n

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Liam \u2013 you have come so far with your reading.\u00a0 You have also learned our phone number recently.\u00a0 It cracks me up because you say \u201cspeed\u201d where all the dashes are.\u00a0 Speed\u2026dash\u2026 I get it!\u00a0 You also lost your first tooth!<\/p>\n

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You have been having lots of fun together this year mastering your new video games, cracking jokes and generally enjoying each other\u2019s company more.\u00a0 I\u2019m so glad that you both live for your weekend sleepovers together.<\/p>\n

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We celebrated great-grandpa\u2019s 90^{th<\/sup> birthday this month.\u00a0 We rented a movie theater and watched a video of grandpa (from photos and videos the whole family shared), and had cake.\u00a0 I love how much he loves you both.<\/p>\n}

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This year, one of my goals is to get in the frame with you both, and to have memories of all of us together.\u00a0 I\u2019ve joined in with a group of other moms who are sharing portraits of motherhood.\u00a0 I have also joined in with the family film movement \u2013 committed to making a monthly video of our time as a family.\u00a0 So far, I am loving both projects as it allows me some time to really capture and share our story as a family.<\/p>\n

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Here is our January video showing a typical weeknight at our house.<\/p>\n