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 ighlights from 2005... 2005 Elder Family Pictures
 - The Elders...back row: Lucas, Eric, Lana, Karis; front row: Kaleo, Bo, Makari, Josiah
 - Karis and Josiah take a break from sledding on "Killer Hill" in Streator
 - Makari's enjoying the snow
 - Eric, Bo, Kaleo head down the hill on one sled, followed by Lucas and Josiah on another...not sure who we lost on the snowboard!
 - Moving day for Eric's Dad (Bob Elder) as he moves from the farm in Chenoa to an apartment in Meadows
 - Grandpa Bob and friend Les Price moving things out to the trucks
 - Bo and Kaleo flipping pancakes for breakfast
 - Lucas reads on the bunk bed
 - Makari, cousin Shana, Bo, Josiah on their Uncle Tom's new balcony
 - Makari, Josiah, Bo, Lana and Kaleo explore the creek at their Uncle Tom's
 - Makari, Josiah, Bo wading through the creek
 - Lucas and Josiah stain the swingset
 - Josiah sands the boards for a new picnic table
 - Bo, Makari, Lucas and Josiah apply a coat of stain to the picnic table
 - Bo stands in front of our house (right), just prior to having an old tree cut down before it falls on the house
 - The kids watch as the tree's taken down
 - Our new, almost weekly tradition..."ice cream night" at one of the local ice cream places
 - Fishing at Baker Lake in Peru
 - More fishing
 - Lana giving some homeschool lessons to Makari and Lucas at the dining room table
 - Lucas, Makari, Josiah and Karis hold up their Awana awards (a Bible club)
 - Makari, Lucas and Karis display their art projects
 - Karis' Eighth Grade Graduation
 - Biking in Ottawa
 - Karis, Lucas, Makari singing and playing on the church's Junior Worship team
 - Makari's ballet recital
 - The boys on the piano bench
 - Eric and Lucas on the high ropes course at a Wilderness retreat in California
 - Eric, Lucas and Al Lowry rafting in California
 - A family picnic in our back yard
 - Grandpa John on his 81st birthday...he's lived with us the last two years
 - Getting ready for the canoe races at Cornerstone (a friend, Laurie, with Lana)
 - Bo, Jo and Eric getting ready for the bungee swing at Cornerstone
 - Karis and Lucas horseback riding
 - Josiah and Kaleo getting back from their ride
 - An overnight trip to Grandpa Bob's farm
 - Dinner at Triple Creek Ranch near Galena, Illinois
 - Olivero cousins gather at Thanksgiving
 - Danielle (a friend) and Karis mudding at Rock River Christian Camp
 - Jo and Bo cool off at camp
 - Building stick forts at Funk's Grove
 - Dressed up for our church's Bethlehem Walk
 - Mrs. Clause makes a visit
 - A little Clause tries it out
 - Getting stuffed for Christmas
 - Bo, Bo, Bo! Merry Christmas!
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