AnnaBelle Walking! and Genevieve "Painting" the Dog

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This plays sideways. My camera is smart enough to switch it vertically for playing, but I haven't had luck yet with the computer. So I'll get a better movie up in a while but for now I thougt it important to post ANNABELLE IS WALKING! Oh finally. In the whole sceme of things though, she started walking 6 weeks after she got tubes in her ears.

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  1. Kelley SommerMarch 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    Hey, way to go AB!!!! You look like you've been walking you whole life ;-) And I LOVE the smelly face! I can see why Nicky loves it too! MIss you guys. Thanks for the call. We were away in Montana, I need to call you back! I am so horrible at that!

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