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Soldier + Strawberry

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  1. Oh my lord, this is adorable! I hope you had a great halloween (with not TOO much candy ;p )

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  2. Wow, I love this picture! Adorable.

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  3. Anonymous4:52 PM

    So cute! Now I want one of those strawberry hats for myself!

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  4. So freaking cute. This picture is adorable. I love how strawberry is gnawing on soldier's hand. :p

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  5. Lol. Thanks, guys. A lovely friend of mine made the strawberry hat for me when Will was born and I have always loved it.

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  6. Oh man, WAY too cute!

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  7. Will even has that soldier aura about him, with the leg slung over the arm of the chair and the contemplative look in his eyes. And the little strawberry is too cute for words!

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  8. What a completely adorable strawberry hat!

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  9. Grin. Yeah, he was very into his role.

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  10. Ahhhhh, you make beautiful children. My dad and I looked at a bunch of pics on Aaron's blog. Piper is too pretty for words and getting big. Love the costumes!

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  11. Thanks, cuz. Did your kiddos have a good time with Grandpa there for Halloween?

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  12. What a sweet picture! Just adorable Angie. :)

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