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Grandma checks in with Brandon prior to the shower. |
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As does great grandma (right) and Linda Schaefer, a family best-friend. |
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Brandon's grown to be a big guy in six months! |
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Daughter Karen (she for whom the shower was held -- expecting in September, 2002) tries out a 6-month-old -- calibrating for later! |
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Ellen's mother and her dog Holly get ready for the guests to arrive. The shower was held at her home in Cleveland. |
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Brandon's mother Suzanne (right) and Shawna Bolin, a good friend. Shawna worked with the Shaklee business while we were in Athens, Ohio. |
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Brandon works on sitting up with Karen's help, while keeping a careful watch on the dog. |
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Sucanne and Andy Harshman with Brandon and a few noisy toys! |
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Ellen and Shawna catch up on the Southeastern Ohio news. |
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...and on the California adventure. |
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Karen and unborn and flashlight. |
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Brandon takes the full power of the flash square in the face, with Ellen and Suzanne a little further back. |
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Shawna profile. |
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Brandon gets attention -- see Andy lurking in the background? |
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...and more attention. |
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Linda Wilcox, a Karen-and-family-friend from her Columbus days and son Luke, arrive for the shower. There's a family story about Linda being locked out of our house in Athens and sleeping in her car in the driveway... |
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Grandfather doesn't see Brandon often enough! Brandon's a little tentative... |
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...but Mom comes along and all is fine. |
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He's relaxed now, and nearly asleep! |
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Linda, Luke and Ellen. |
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Linda Wilcox's first son Jared on his own. |
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The Wilcoxes and Ellen |
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Cousin Liz Gockel-Rosenberg, Donna Sterkel and Marie Schnee. |
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Karen with Erin Harshman-Mitchell and Molly McCullen, Casey Harshman's fiance. |
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Shawna, and Linda Schaefer |
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Peggy Gelfand, next-door Cleveland neighbor. |
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Casey and father Paul Harshman, Brandon's uncle and grandfather. |
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Brandon's Grandparents Harshman and friend. |
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Karen does the honors, cake-wise. |
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Hmmm... another event commemorated, also. |
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Just trying out the camera on silhouttes - Shawna Bolin. |
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Erin Mitchell, Andy's sister. |
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Sisters Bonnie and Ellen. |
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Linda Wilcox and Ellen |
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The whole group takes a deep breath prior to the "gift phase." |
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Marie Schnee, an Ellen cousin. |
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Erin 'n Karen |
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Shawna, Karen, Suzanne and Andy in the midst of shower. |
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Ellen's mother, Hildegarde Dvorak, and Adeline Sage. |
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Expectant mom and new mom. |
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Andy's getting covered with gift paper. |
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Ellen's aunt Fran, and Donna Sterkel. |
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Linda Schaefer, Ed Rosenberg, Molly McCullin, Paul Harshman and Peggy Gelfand watch the gift-opening activity. |
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Hildegarde and Adeline |
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Brandon's Grandma Nancy Harshman |
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Brandon's not into Hummels yet... |
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The group, doin' what you do at showers!. |
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Karen, Suzanne, Andy, Erin. |
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Ellen keeps an eye on daughters and grandson. |
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Suzanne and Erin talk it over. |
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Marie and Shawna help keep track of the "loot". |
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Suzanne Lilley-Harshman and Erin Harshman-Mitchell. |
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Mark Mitchell arrives with son xxxxxx... |
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...and says "Hi" to wife Erin. |
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Peggy (Sage) Henderson and grandson. Peggy was Ellen and Bob's flower girl back in ... well, back there a bit. |
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Ellen took charge of Jared for the festivities -- He's fascinated! |
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Sisters. |
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Karen, bearing up pretty well! |
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Peggy, and Hildegarde Dvorak. |
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Ellen and Jared still watching the gifts being opened. |
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Shawna helps Karen keep track of gifts. |
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Casey captures the scene |
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Suzanne keeps watch as Brandon gets handed around. |
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...and gets distracted for a moment. |
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Mark Mitchell and Paul Harshman |
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Karen and Suzanne, together. |
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Getting ready to walk. |
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A mixed bag indeed. |
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Linda Shafer and Bonnie Nichols, Ellen's sister. |
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Brandon and his dad regard each other. |
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Karen takes a turn entertaining Brandon. |
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And Grandma Ellen joins in. |
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Since we're in Cleveland, and all this "loot" needs to be in Seattle...UPS wins again! |
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The family all together .. almost |
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...there's Andy! |
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This inflatable guy kept track of the entire event. |
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...and we haven't seen these little critters in California -- |
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A group of them abscond with birdseed from the feeders. |