Anthony Walker, 9 months, gets ready for the Chiefs game. He is the son of David and Theresa Walker, Lawrence. David Walker submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

Verlyn Gilges takes all of his nieces, great-nieces and this year his great-nephew on their annual shopping trip. In the back row, from left, are Lauren, Amanda, Trentyn, 3, and Verlyn Gilges, Michelle Hirschmann, Sarah, Ashley, 7, and Kim Gilges and Cybill Milburn. In the front row are Jenny Gilges, Makayla Hirschmann, 1, and Christie Willis. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

Keaton, 6, left, and Keely Means, 3, stand in front of one of the Jayhawks on Parade. They are the children of Chris and Jenna Means, both KU graduates, Olathe. They are the grandchildren of Kay Means, Lawrence, and the great-grandchildren of Frances Mercer, Lawrence, who submitted the picture.

Drew Micheal Gillispie, 4 months, waits patiently for Santa. He is the son of Matt and Cori Gillispie, grandson of Mike and Barbara Gillispie, all of Overland Park, and great-grandson of Hildred Daniel, Lawrence, who submitted the picture.

Girl Scout Troop 729 visits the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. From left are Emily Laughlin, Bridget Cary, Claire Riling, Cassie Banks, Jacquelyn Baker, Shannon Toalson, Chloe Hays and Campbell Drake. The girls are all forth and fifth graders at Langston Hughes, Wakarusa Valley and Sunset Hill elementary schools. Susan Cary, Lawrence, submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

Josie Pepperdine, 3, left, Declan Patrick, 1, and Will, 5, and Leah Pepperdine, 1, celebrate Leah's first birthday. They are the children of John and Carrie Pepperdine, Broomfield, Colo., and Sean Patrick and Vicki Pepperdine, Lawrence. Vicki Pepperdine submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

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Nate Perry, U.S. Air Force captain, holds his newest co-pilot, Talia Mae Perry, shortly after her birth at Yokota Air Force Base near Tokyo. She was the first baby born at Yokota Hospital in 2007. She joins the Perry crew along with her mother, Kelly, and brother and sister, Blake and Gracie Perry.

Andrew, 11, left, Martin, 4, and Jessie Merritt, 6, enjoy the Lawrence Christmas Parade with the warmth of an old quilt. They are the children of Shannon and Jeannie Merritt, Lawrence, and the grandchildren of Marcus and Jeannie Merritt, Perry. Marcus Merritt, submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

Helen Belt, Lane, reads the biography of Barton Needham, an early Franklin County farmer and great-grandfather of her late husband, George Robert Belt. The exhibit of Early Franklin County farmers is the first of five in a series prepared by Deb Barker, Ottawa, that will be on display at the Old Depot Museum in Ottawa. Michele Dunlap, Ottawa, submitted the picture.

Bailey Harrell celebrates her 12th birthday, Dec. 2, with friends at Royal Crest Lanes. From left are Olivia Keith, Sayde Martin, Fernando Aqui, Ruthie Willmott, Marshall Bonham, Bailey Harrell, John Meissbach, Arthur Hall and James Bush. Bailey is the daughter of Mike and Colleen Harrell, Lawrence. Colleen Harrell submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

One of the Dance Gallery's competitive jazz troupes performed at halftime at a University of Missouri, Kansas City women's basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. In the back row, from left, are Melinda Landgraf, Ty Aldridge, Jared Klug, Erica Langwell, Mackenzie Owens, Amanda Reichert and Jessica Prather. In the third row are Ryan Gillihan, Kari Karnes, Andrea Coleman, Allie Howland, Kate Karnes and Lindsey Fangman. In the second row are Ireland Ziegler, Victoria Kaufman, Emily Arnold, MaKayla Wagner and Alison Prather. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

Frank McGinn, 1, notices something interesting while gazing into a fish tank at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. He is the son of Matt McGinn and Jennifer Bailey-McGinn, Chicago, and the grandson of Ed Hiscock and Pat Ashley-Hiscock, Lawrence, who submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044.

Ana Donley, Elliott Abromeit and Ethan Donley, all age 8, feed the stingrays at Sea World in Orlando, Fla., while on a trip to watch their sisters run in the AAU National Cross Country Meet. Ana and Ethan are the children of Milan and Julie Donley and Elliott is the son of Derrick Abromeit, Lawrence, who submitted the picture.

Alan Russell Hinds, 6, spends time with his dog, Buddy, and pony, Kattie. He is the son of Mark and Bobbie Ward Hinds, Minburn, Iowa, and the grandson of Gloria Ward, rural Lawrence, who submitted the picture.

Pete Anderson, left, June Morton and Joan Anderson, all of Lawrence, enjoy an outdoor lunch in Eureka Springs, Ark. They spent five days exploring the hills of Eureka and the nearby War Eagle Grist Mill. Pete Anderson submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

Jim Joyce, left, poses with his son, Alek, 15, at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico during a winter weekend trip. Holli Joyce, Lawrence, submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

Former St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church classmates, family and friends gather at Conroy's Pub in late December of 2006 for a sendoff party for Don Carbaugh, marine. In the back row, from left, are Andrew Cornwell, Josh Sanderson, Robert Fullbright, Don Carbaugh and Russell Davies. In the front row are Kate Scaletty, Brett Urban, Devon Jones and Joey Steichen. Gina Bailey-Carbaugh, Lawrence, submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

The staff at Family Medicine Associates get together to show their holiday cheer. From left are Tonya Jennings, Jami Cobb, Micaela Hill, Dan Severa, Beth Morgenroth, Lorri Williams and Karen Mack. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

Morgan Byrn, 10, has 10 inches of her hair cut off by hairstylist Amy Scheibler to donate to Locks of Love. Morgan is the daughter of Mike and Amy Byrn, Lawrence. Amy Byrn submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

New mother Adrianne Jones, left, first-time grandmother Judy Romero, Evelyn Jones, 3 weeks, and first-time great-grandmother Virginia Romero celebrate their first Christmas with all four generations. Seth Jones, Lawrence, submitted the picture.

L.B., 7, and Summer Chronister, 10, build a snow dragon. They are the children of Steve and Michelle Chronister, Lawrence. Michelle Chronister submitted the picture.

Elizabeth Ann Ford, 8 weeks, is joined by her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother for a four-generation portrait. Elizabeth's mother is Emily Ann Ford, of Mission; her grandmother is Cheryl Ann Harrod, Lawrence; and her great-grandmother is JoAnn Van Hoesen, Lawrence. Les Harrod took and submitted the photo. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

Cole Flory, 11 months, plays with his dogs, Maggie and Ruger. He is the son of Brian and Julie Flory, Overbrook. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

Dick and Janice Edmondson, center, Lawrence, are surrounded by Sooners at the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

American Legion Auxiliary members serve refreshments at the Lawrence VA Clinic at the open house and ribbon cutting Jan. 22, 2007. From left are Darlene Hill, June Wilson, Pauline Gill, Becky Lisher, Maribeth Brown and Lila Patton. Darlene Hill, Lawrence, submitted the picture.

Carter, left, son of David and Linda Stevens, Susana, daughter of Jeff and Cami Kennedy, Geneva, daughter of Shannon Hodges and Isaias Izquierdo, and Mather, son of Ashley and Russell Zung, all about 2 months old, hang out on the couch together. Cami Kennedy, Lawrence, submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.

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June, left, and Delbert Erhart, right, visit Christian Moody at the LEO Center in December 2006. Diane Casady submitted the picture.

Danica Mae Craig-4 months (daughter of Steven and Lynly Craig) was surprised by the flash of her mommy's camera.

Dick Stanwix and Verna Stanwix - Christmas 2006 Grandchildren David Metsker 23, Marla Metsker 20, Grant Metsker 17. Justin Narcomey 10 and Cole Narcomey 7. Erin Stanwix 10, Kate Stanwix 8, Emma Stanwix 6. Maelee Folks 2 and Lydia Folks 3 weeks. Parents are David and LuAnn Metsker, Morris and Sarah Narcomey, Rick and Marci Stanwix and Chuck and Diane Folks

Marci Stanwix

Harper Edy Leacox, 2 1/2yrs. While visiting Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Fl this past weekend, my daughter, who knows her parents are KU Jayhawk fans, screamed in excitement "mommy mommy, oh my gosh the jayhawks are here!" and ran and attacked them. I didn't have the heart to tell her it was Woody Woodpecker, but it looks like we have a Jayhawk in the making!!!

Cristine Leacox

Harper Edy Leacox, 2 1/2yrs. While visiting Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Fl this past weekend, my daughter, who knows her parents are KU Jayhawk fans, screamed in excitement "mommy mommy, oh my gosh the jayhawks are here!" and ran and attacked them. I didn't have the heart to tell her it was Woody Woodpecker, but it looks like we have a Jayhawk in the making!!! Photo No. 2

Cristine Leacox

1..2..3..GO!!! Jordan Jerred (3) trys to help his lil brother Xavier Joseph (6 months) to start crawling.. Jordan and Xavier are the son's of Cari Savedra.

Danny Easum and Grandaughter Emma Skeet (3), build a snowman.

Susan Easum

Jordan Jerred(3) watches his baby brother Xavier Joseph (7 months) have fun with his new train set.

Cari Savedra

Bob and Josephine Garcia celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a dinner given by their children. This photo was taken by their granddaughter, Marisa age 16, and submitted by their daughter.

Lisa Garcia

The McLouth Excavating bowling team recently won the 2007 Greater Douglas County USBC Open Championship Tournament rolling a score of 3700. Team members are from left to right: Jerry Fitzgerald, Joel Davidson, Charles Mestagh, Jerry Beach, and Chris Culp.

Karen Davidson

Caitlin Indermaur, 13, Dana Duellman, Trueb Indermaur, 8, and Scott Indermaur enjoyed a very special Valentine's Day celebration when they all received their 1st Degree Black Belt from Westbrook's ATA Tae Kwon Do school!

Dana Duellman

Recent trip to New York with friends and family. Amy, Edie, Brenda, Leanna and Shannon.

Amy K. Finney

Carrie Mandigo (39) Allen Booe (63) Winners of the Golden Noodle Award and The Golden Salad Award at The Mandigo Family Annual Pasta Cook-Off!

Carrie Mandigo

Joe Mandigo (7) Sam Mandigo (4) Sons of Carrie and Jim Mandigo of Lawrence. A snowman built with the recent snow.

Carrie Mandigo

Joe (7) and Sam (4) Mandigo at the annual Old Fashion Christmas Parade.

Carrie Mandigo

Cale,10 years old, and Kobie Kobler, of Lawrence, enjoy the view of Sapphire Lake on the Upper Holland Lake Trail of the Swan Range Divide in Montana and get ready for the 10 mile descent.

Angelique Kobler

The Brown's, Phil, Jenny, Hunter & McKenzie, pose with their snow family here in Lawrence. They are hoping to have seen the last of their snow buddies for the season!

Jenny Brown

Lawrence Coyote girls at the Baldwin Bulldog Novice tournament Sun Feb 18

Lawrence Coyote boys at the Baldwin Bulldog Novice Tourney from left to right: bottom row: Deaken Frentrop,Collin Decker, Caige Sutton, Tristan Decker top row: Coach Tony Frentrop, Nathan Koehn, Conrad Nikiten, Coach Ron Covert

Jeff Morris

Caleb Deane, 4 months, is dressed and ready for church. His parents are Craig and Kristi Alexander, Lawrence. His grandparents are Susan Felts, Lawrence and Paul and Marsha Alexander, Baldwin City. His great grandparents are Frank and Betty Alexander, Lawrence and Irvin and Myrtle Andres, Topeka.

Kristi Alexander

MacKenzie Owens and John Meissbach celebrate their 12th birthday with friends at the Ranch on Saturday, February 10, 2007. Both MacKenzie and John were born on Valentine's Day 1995.

Janice Meissbach

Enjoying a Saturday pampering, Sophia LaPoint (age 5), daughter of Mark and Jill LaPoint, Lawrence, Madeline Reeves (age 6), daughter of Sherri and Ryan Reeves, Overland Park, Liliana Keathley-Helms (age 6), daughter of Derek and Tasha Helms, Lawrence, Anelise Sedlock (age 6), daughter of Charlie and Leda Sedlock, Lawrence, and Ella Keathley-Helms (age 6) daughter of Derek and Tasha Helms, Lawrence, pose for a photo outside Libby Lu at the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, Kansas.

Tasha Keathley-Helms

Pete Junge,5, with Big Jay at the women's KU basketball game.

Amy Junge

Nick Sprecker, 8 months old, gets a hand from his dad, Chris Sprecker for his first bicycle ride at a Lawrence Bicycle Club spinning class.

Randy Breeden

Tate and Lane Anderson, 4, show off their new shoes. Tate and Lane are the children of Justin and Amy Anderson, Baldwin.

Julie Flory

Tanner (10), Trey (7), and their sister, Maisie (4) Rich show their appreciation for the sculpture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum last July in Kansas City. They are the nephews and niece of Phil and Kendra Oberzan, Lawrence, and the children of Doug and Kama Rich of Ottawa. Submitted by their friend Dave Upchurch.

David Upchurch

The day after Valentines Day I started my truck for work and found this on my windshield, it was a heart that was thawed by my defrost and if you look closely you can see a balloon that iIgot on Valentines Day in the house window.

Amanda Guengerich

Bobby and Kate Ada Maggiore on the beach in Del Mar, California. They are the grandchildren of Harley and Jerree Catlin of Lawrence and the children of Leslie and Bob Maggiore of Carlsbad, California.

John Catlin

Former Lawrence resident, and KU grad. Jane Galvin who works in Dubai at a Placido Domingo concert in Abu Dhaby February 16, 2007

Gabriella Galvin

Kansas Association of Retired School Personnel members present facsimilie checks to Gov. Sebelius in the amounts of $6,040,000.00 and $1,096,000.00 representing volunteer hours provided in 2006. These checks represent the amount of statewide volunteer hours by KARSP members that were given back to the community. KARSP members include 127 Douglas County Association members who donated approximately 20,000 hours locally. For information on how to join the local DCARSP group call 843-4551.

Lynda Wheeler

Future Jayhawk cheerleader at "Late Night in the Phog 2006" is 9 year old Ashtyn Oswald, daughter of Dr Jeffrey & Caren Oswald of Lawrence. Picture submitted by her grandparents of Overland Park KS.

Rosemarye & Dick Oswald

Sabina, 7 months old, after her first trip to the polls.

Jeff and Thea Perry

Lightning Wednesday evening around 730 pm

Melanie Farney

Ben Farney poses with his artwork at the Schwegler Elementary School book fair and art show on Feb 28. He is the son of Melanie Farney, Lawrence, and Bob Farney, Lawrence.

Melanie Farney