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Alexandria |
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Born: 2002, Hickory, NC |
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2013 |
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January 2013 |
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CHURCH PHOTOS |
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The Seese family
photo was made for the church directory of Covenant Bible Church
in Lincolnton, NC, in the Fall of 2012 but the photos didn't
come back till the first of the 2013 year |
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February 2013 |
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SPRING DANCE |
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Ali is the beautiful
young lady standing in the center of the top row |
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Ali is the one with
the "attitude" - front row, right side |
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And another costume
change ... |
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Ali is in the center
row wearing pink with another nick-name "Alex" on her T-Shirt |
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ARTWORK |
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Ali had artwork displayed at the Valley Hills Mall in Hickory,
NC |
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MAY 2013 |
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LOFTIN
FAMILY REUNION |
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(Left to Right) Granny Loftin, Brad, Ali, Beth, Savanna,
Leslie, Kayli, Philip and Nonni |
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Savanna with Ali, cousin Kayli, and Aunt Leslie |
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Ali has always been one of Kayli's favorite people |
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JUNE 2013 |
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MOM & DAD -
SAVANNA & ALI |
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Mom with Ali & Savanna
After lunch with Poppi, Nonni & Granny at Arby's in Lincolnton |
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Dad with Ali & Savanna |
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ON THE LAKE |
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Ali spends time on the lake with her friend Lyndsy Neigel |
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AT THE POOL |
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Ali, Savanna & Beth spend time at Kevin & Serina's pool |
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AT CHURCH |
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Beth, Ali and Brad (Savanna takes the photo) |
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JULY 2013 |
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DANCE
COMPETITION |
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Dressed and waiting to "Go" |
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Ali with her sister Savanna at the Dance Recital |
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Saying "I love you" to Mom |
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Another dance costume |
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AT THE MOVIES |
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Ali in the Carmike Theater in Hickory, NC |
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AT THE PARK |
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Ali & Savanna enjoy some sisterly time together
Sisters argue sometime - but they can also be a lot of fun |
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SISTERS |
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"Wake up, Sleepy
Head!" |
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"I've had my shower
and washed my hair. Can't I just sleep a little bit
longer?" |
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"How can a sister be
the person who drives you the "craziest" and still be your best
friend?" |
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AUGUST 2013 |
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6th GRADE |
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As Ali began her 6th grade year at school, she was once again at
Claremont Elementary School in Claremont, NC. Her mother,
Beth, continued to teach 4th grade and her sister, Savanna, was
in the 8th grade at River Bend Middle School, Claremont, NC. |
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6th Grade School Photo |
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SEPTEMBER 2013 |
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SUNDAY
AFTERNOON PHOTOS |
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Posing for a photo for Dad - after lunch with Poppi, Nonni &
Granny at Arby's in Lincolnton |
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Beth, Savanna & Alexandria |
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12 SEPTEMBER 2013 |
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SUKKOT 2013 |
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Eating dinner with Poppi & Nonni in their "sukka" (Hebrew:
"Booth")
during the Biblical Festival of Sukkot (The Feast of
Tabernacles) |
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PRICE PARK & LAKE
PICNIC - 2013 |
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Ali, as well as her parents (Brad & Beth Seese), her sister
(Savanna), Uncle (Philip Loftin) & Aunt (Leslie Loftin), cousin
(Kayli Loftin), Poppi (Curtis Loftin) & Nonni (Carolyn Loftin),
and paternal grandmother (Jo Ann Seese), packed up three cars
and head to the Blue Ridge Parkway on 28 Sep 2013 to enjoy a
picnic at Price Park. Everyone also enjoyed a hike down
one of the nature trails and visiting the dam and lake. |
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Nonni fried chicken and Poppi made deviled eggs
Everyone added drinks, chips and desserts |
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(Left to Right) Nonni, JoAnn Seese, Savanna
Seese, Beth Loftin Seese |
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Aunt Leslie and
cousin Kayli Loftin |
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(Left to Right) Beth, Ali, Brad, Jo Ann, Nonni/Carolyn, Savanna,
Kayli, Leslie, & Philip |
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Taking a look at the creek |
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Beautiful Price Lake |
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Watching the water go over the dam |
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Nonni & Poppi |
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Savanna walking on the stones below the dam while Ali sits and
"takes it easy" |
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VIDEOS |
Family Trip to Price Park & Lake 1 - Picnic -
CLICK HERE |
Family Trip to Price Park & Lake 2 - The Dam -
CLICK HERE |
Family Trip to Price Park & Lake 3 - Ali Crosses the Stream -
CLICK HERE |
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NOVEMBER 2013 |
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Loftin
Studio Photos |
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The Loftins and Seeses always get together for lunch on
Thanksgiving Day. After the meal, everyone goes over to
Uncle Philip & Aunt Leslie's house for some family photos. |
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(Left to Right)
Savanna, Ali, Brad, Carolyn, Beth, Curtis, Philip, Kayli and
Leslie |
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(Left) Brad & Beth,
Savanna and Ali; (Right) Savanna and Ali |
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Such a pretty girl
... and growing up so fast! |
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DECEMBER 2013 |
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HANUKKAH |
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Beth, Savanna & Ali spent some time with Poppi & Nonni on 01 Dec
2013. Poppi asked them to lite the Hanukkiah for the 5th
night of Hanukkah. |
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Savanna lights the
Shamash and the first two candles |
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Ali lights the next
three candles |
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The Shamash and 5
additional candles are lit for the fifth night of Hanukkah |
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CHRISTMAS |
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The Loftin & Seese family always go to Poppi & Nonni's house
(Curtis & Carolyn Loftin)
for lunch on Christmas Day. |
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Lunch at Poppi &
Nonni's house included: Country-Style Steak,
Chicken-N-Dumplings,
Broccoli Pie, Broccoli Cornbread, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes,
Deviled Eggs and Biscuits |
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The Seese family has
a fun gift for Kayli |
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Ali & Savanna learn
that their Christmas/Hanukkah gift from Poppi & Nonni can only
be acquired by going through an "Amazing Race" style treasure
hunt - here they are with their first clue |
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Video 1: The Amazing Christmas Race -
CLICK HERE |
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CLUE # 1:
Go to Nonni's room. Find something you drink with.
Bring Nonni the money you find there. Now go to the den
and sing (together) the first 6 verses of "The Twelve Days of
Christmas". If you don't remember them, it might be a good
idea to go to the back of the house and rehearse together, since
you have to sing the verses correctly, and with "personality"
... be creative! It's a performance! Once you have
SUCCESSFULLY performed the song, Poppi will hand you your next
clue. Remember, NICE is the main word for your hunt. |
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One of their first
pieces of money, a 1 dollar bill, was found inside a straw
that was still in the paper wrapper |
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Video 2: The Amazing Christmas Race -
CLICK HERE |
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Ali & Savanna have
to sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" |
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Video 3: The Amazing Christmas Race - Singing "The 12 Days of
Christmas" - CLICK HERE |
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CLUE # 2:
There's a place in the house where Poppi keeps his jewelry.
Look there for a different kind of jewelry. It's green - a
$1 Dollar Bill in the shape of a ring! Bring Nonni the
green item you find. Now both of you go to the den and
(correctly) sing the rest of "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
If your Dad is impressed, he will give you the next clue. |
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Video 4: The Amazing Christmas Race - Singing "The 12 Days of
Christmas" - CLICK HERE |
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Ali & Savanna with
the $1 ring |
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The next clue |
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CLUE # 3:
Remember playing the game, "Hot or Cold"? Well ... you're
COLD. Find the cold cash, but bring it back, warm and dry,
to Nonni. Next, lead the whole family in singing the 1st
verse and chorus of "We Three Kings." If everybody (except
Kayli) sings all the way through, your Mom will give you your
next clue. If not, you'll have to ask everybody to start
over. |
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Looking for cold
cash ... |
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After finding the $1
frozen solid in a block of ice in the freezer,
Ali & Savanna take it outside and break the ice with a hammer -
releasing the $1 |
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The $1 has to be
warm and dry before they can go on to the next clue |
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Video 5: The Amazing Christmas Race - Cold Cash -
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Video 6: The Amazing Christmas Race - Singing "We Three
Kings" - CLICK HERE |
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CLUE # 4:
Looks like you need some GUIDE-ance after that song!
("Guide us to Thy perfect light...") Here's your clue: N
3541.689 W 081051659. (If you don't understand the
numbers, ask Dad ... He knows everything!) Find the star.
Bring the objects back to Nonni and then report to Aunt Leslie
for the next clue. |
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Video 7: The Amazing Christmas Race - GPS -
CLICK HERE |
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Ali & Savanna have
to use a GPS to find the "star" that Nonni has hidden outside |
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"The star has to be
out here somewhere" |
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"There it is - in
the apple tree!" |
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The next clue ... |
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CLUE # 5:
One of you gets to guide the other sister while she is
blindfolded. Decide right now who is going to wear the
blindfold. Ask Aunt Leslie to put it on her. After
the blindfold is in place, you may open the stapled clue.
This clue is only for the sister who can see. Sister
(Ali), read the clue silently to yourself. You may not
touch your sister (Savanna). You can only giver her ONE
direction at a time. Give her directions such as how many
steps to take; turn right/left, etc. You may NOT give her
any other verbal help along the way. For example, you may
say, turn left, and she turns right. You can't say, "No,
Not that way..." You must give her a new clue from where
she is at the time. Give her directions that will lead her
to the coat closet in the 2nd bedroom. Your sister
(Savanna) will have to be the one to find the present.
Bring it to Nonni. Next, stand on the front porch and sing
"Jingle Bells" as loud as you can. Then go to Uncle Philip
for the next clue. |
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Video 8: The Amazing Christmas Race - Hide & Seek -
CLICK HERE |
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Savanna is
blindfolded |
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Ali gives Savanna
directions while she is blindfolded |
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Finding out what is
next ... |
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Both girls were very accommodating during the Amazing Christmas Race
treasure hunt
Singing "Jingle Bells" on Poppi & Nonni's front
porch at the top
of their voice |
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Video 9: The Amazing Christmas Race - "Jingle Bells" -
CLICK HERE |
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CLUE # 6:
There once was a tiny chipmunk. He lived inside the Loftin
home, but no one ever knew he was there, because he was so shy.
He loved to play in the kitchen, though. He found over a
hundred windows that he could peek through to watch what was
going on whenever someone was in the kitchen cooking. Your
task is to count his windows. The correct number will earn
you the final clue. If you're wrong the first time, the
other sibling will have to go to Nonni with your answer.
Rotate back and forth until you are correct. |
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The girls counted the
slats in the louvered pantry door - thinking those might be the
windows ... |
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.. but the little
windows were the small holes in the molding under the upper
kitchen cabinets |
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Video 10: The Amazing Christmas Race - The GIFT -
CLICK HERE |
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Alexandria's Life |
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Alexandria 2002 |
Alexandria 2003 |
Alexandria 2004 |
Alexandria 2005 |
Alexandria 2006 |
Alexandria 2007 |
Alexandria 2008 |
Alexandria 2009 |
Alexandria 2010 |
Alexandria 2011 |
Alexandria 2012 |
Alexandria 2013 |
Alexandria 2014 |
Alexandria 2015 |
Alexandria 2016 |
Alexandria 2017 |
Alexandria 2018 |
Alexandria 2019 |
Alexandria 2020 |
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Dance 2005 - 2014 |
Murray's Mill - 2015 |
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Dedication |
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Ali, I love you so very much. Every photo that I've added
to this page made me smile - and reminded me just how special
you are. You're kind, sweet and gentle. May you
always follow after the ways of the LORD and may you grow up to
serve Yeshua/Jesus with zeal and passion. Only "true"
happiness comes from Him. Love you, Poppi. |
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