VALERIE PASSED THE EI EXAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She may want to write something herself, but I am SUPER proud of my SUPER wife for passing one of the hardest exams out there. For those who don't know what it is, the EI is a required exam for Engineers. It stands for Engineering Intern. After passing the exam an Engineer is considered EI status. As an EI Valerie has 2 years left that she has to work under a PE (Professional Engineer). At that point she will take the PE exam and have no exams left. The EI is reported to be a much more difficult exam to take than the PE which is open book. She prepared for this exam while taking care of a newborn baby and working full time, truly amazing. I was just told that the real name of the test is the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam. I guess that makes you an EI. I still like to call it the EI test. That's all for now. We are very excited

Lillian, her Great Grandmother "Grandmom" and Clayton (me :)
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Proud parents to be (cousin) Terri and Shawn pose for the camera. Terri states, "I'm ready". She is due in early January.
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Apparently there was a story, perhaps some controversy behind this delicious bunt cake, however it was not shared.
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Uncle Braden helps Lillian open her gifts.
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Lillian opens gifts with Grandaddy and Mommy!
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Oscar in his Hannukah outfit
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...and Brooks wonders why my mother's dogs are afraid of him...
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Daisy poses with Grandma Peggy!
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Carla tries to steal Lillian again!
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Mommy, Nanna and Lillian share a new book.
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Uncle Brooks starts a new family tradition of blowing the Conch shell to alert the neighbors that its Christmas!
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More pictures Daddy?
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Mommy & Lillian at Nanna's house.
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Nanna, Mommy and Lillian
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Oliver, Sadie, Oscar & Daisy pose for their Christmas portraits
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Statistically there is a greater chance that when Dad is near food (rather than Mom), free food may be offered.
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Grandma Peggy and Lillian share a laugh.
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Lillian plays with some of her new toys that she received this holiday season!
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I like green beans from Gerber!
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As hard as I try to convince her that she needs to eat her yummy green beens from gerber, Lillian doesn't want to hear it. She insists that this is a special seaweed mud face mask and is delighted to receive her first facial.
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