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Curtis & Carolyn Weeks
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2004 |
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In 2004 we started the traditon of trying to get family
photos either at Christmas or Thanksgivng They eventually
became the "studio-type" photos we did at Philip & Leslie's
house after lunch on Thanksgiving annually |
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To see additional Family Photos from 2004,
CLICK HERE |
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2006 |
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These photos from 2006 were one of the few sets that
weren't taken by Philip |
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Beth planned for a change of clothes for the girls |
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These photos were taken in a "small" studio at Wal-Mart
the same year We're really crowded together because the room
was too small for a group of nine people I'm still thankful
to have these in the collection |
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2007 |
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Christmas photos in Curtis & Carolyn's den after lunch
on Christmas Day |
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2008 |
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May 2008 - One of our first sets of family photos at
Philip & Leslie's house |
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Mom/Granny/Willie Goble Loftin joined
the group for this Christmas photo that was also taken in May |
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2009 |
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The 3rd bedroom in Philip & Leslie's house served as a
photography studio |
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2010 |
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We didn't do any studio photos in 2010. It became an
annual family event in 2011. We started off doing the photos
at Christmas but it eventually became an annual event after
lunch on Thanksgiving. |
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2011 |
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Christmas & Hanukkah photos |
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Our family got involved in the Messianic Movement in the 1980s.
We haven't become Jewish, we're still Christian, but we do
observe Hanukkah, Passover and the other Biblical Festivals
mentioned in Leviticus 23. In the New Testament, Hanukkah is
called the Feast of Dedication and we know that Jesus
observed it as well as Passover. Jesus became the Passover Lamb
that gave us salvation. Curtis has co-led a
Messianic/Jewish-Roots group in Lincolnton since 2002 called
Beit Yeshua - House of Jesus/Salvation. Check out our Webpage
and especially the yearly blogs with photos:
Beit Yeshua |
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2012 |
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2012 Covenant Church Photos |
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Philip & Leslie's daughter Kayli was born in 2012
These are the first family photos Philip took of their family |
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and became part of the annual family Thanksgiving
photos |
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2013 |
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January Winter Photos of Kayli |
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2013 Halloween Photos of Kayli |
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2013 Family Thanksgiving Photos |
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Savanna & Ali's 2013-2014 School Photos Savanna 8th
Grade & Ali 6th Grade |
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2014 |
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2014 Family Photos |
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2015 |
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Our own little Snow White |
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Philip & Leslie did some really creative photos of Kayli in July
- including these Snow White photos and beach photos |
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May 2015 Photos of Philip, Leslie & Kayli |
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2015 Halloween Photos |
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Great photos Philip & Leslie called "Princess Laundry Day" |
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You can really appreciate Philip & Leslie's creativity with
Kayli's Halloween photos, too |
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Curtis, Carolyn & the Seeses attend Covenant Church in
Lincolnton while Philip, Leslie & Kaylie attend Woodlawn Baptist
Church in Conover. I'm thankful for the fact that Covenant
does a church directory every couple of years because it gives
us the opportunity for some great family photos. These were
taken on 01 Nov 2015 |
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This was the last studio-type photos we got of Mom |
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The SEESE Family |
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The annual family photos at Philip & Leslie's house |
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Christmas photos of Philip, Leslie & Kayli |
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2016 |
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June 2016 Photos of Leslie & Kayli |
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2016 Halloween Photos of Kayli |
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2016 was the last Thanksgiving we had at our house with
Mom/Granny/Willie Goble Loftin. She had left her home of 63
years to go and live at Cardinal Nursing Home in Lincolnton, NC.
It was wonderful to have her with us and we couldn't pass by
the opportunity to take some family photos. |
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2017 |
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July 2017 Photos of Kayli |
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2017 Family Photos |
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2018 |
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2018 Boxes |
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Everyone loved this photo that Philip & Leslie put together of
their family in 2018 They are both very creative |
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2018 Halloween Photos of Kayli |
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You've got to appreciate Philip & Leslie's creativity |
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2018 Family Thanksgiving Photos |
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2019 |
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As usual, the entire Loftin/Seese clan went over to Philip &
Leslie's house after Thanksgiving luch for family photos. He
and Leslie always do an awesome job. |
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Kayli actually told Savanna & Ali how to position
themselves for this photo of her with her older cousins |
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2020 |
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Due to the world-wide coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19, 2020
was different that anything we had ever experienced. In March,
the entire world went into "lockdown". We didn't see the kids or
grandkids for months. Only "essential" businesses were allowed
to open - such at doctors offices, hospitals, government
buildings, pharmacies, building supply stores, food processing
plants, grocery stores, fast food restaurants, postal services
and other businesses that provided things necessary for human
survival. Schools were even closed for the rest of the year -
eventually opting for on-line classes for kids. Some churches
completely closed while others refused to shut their doors. Our
church provided streaming services on line while others opted to
have services outdoors with church members remaining in their
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For the first time in our lives we heard about social-distancing
and stores that were open, like Walmart, only allowed a limited
number of cuntomers into the store at one time and customers
were told to only go down isles in a certain direction. Facial
masks were mandated but there were many who refused to wear
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We quickly learned that the elderly and those with underlying
medical conditions were more likely to die from the illness. By
November, there were 57 million cases worldwide with 1.3 million
deaths while in the US there were 12 million cases and about
260,000 deaths. The countries with the largest number of cases
were as follows: (1) United States, (2) Brazil, (3) India, (4)
Mexico, (5) United Kingdom, (6) Italy, (7) France, (8) Iran, (9)
Spain and (10) Russia. |
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We were not able to have our children or grandchildren come into
our home, but by April they had come to visit us outside - at a
large distance in the yard. It wasn't until mid summer that we
finally opened our doors for the kids and grandkids - with
social distancing and masks. |
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Government officals and the news media encouraged families not
to get together for Thanksgiving or Christmas due to the
possibilities of spreading the disease. Carolyn & I, however,
decided that there was no "quality of life" without being able
to have family over so we opted to host our annual Thankgiving
and Christmas celebrations |
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All of that to say that we did do our annual family
photos after lunch on Thanksgiving Day. |
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No photos from 2020 would be complete withour our masks |
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... and without our masks |
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(Left) THE LOFTINS: Philip, Leslie & Kayli, age 8.
(Right) Kayli, Alexandria, age 18, and Savanna, age 20. |
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THE SEESES: Beth, Alexandria, Savanna and Brad |
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Beth and her girls |
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Brad & his girls |
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Kayli, Alexandria and Savanna enjoy spending time
together in spite of the age differences. |
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Curtis with Carolyn & KC |
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One thing was for sure. With everybody being stuck at home,
there was a lot more "snacking" due to boredom and our weight
gain showed it. |
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2021 |
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Thanks to Philip & Leslie Loftin for doing family photos at
their home every year at Thanksgiving |
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