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John Leslie Wilkes, 9 months, strapped on his Santa hat and hitched a ride with his father, Leslie Wilkes, health systems analyst II, at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently. (photo by Susan Urmy)
![The Paper Dolls show their holiday spirit. (photo by Dana Johnson)](https://news.vumc.org/wp-content/uploads/reporter_121908_15.jpg)
The Paper Dolls show their holiday spirit. (photo by Dana Johnson)
![Holiday traffic is often heavy at Light Hall. (photo by Mary Donaldson)](https://news.vumc.org/wp-content/uploads/reporter_121908_16.jpg)
Holiday traffic is often heavy at Light Hall. (photo by Mary Donaldson)
![The Bluegrass All-Stars played for patients and families Tuesday at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. From left are, Maura O’Connell, Dan Tyminski, Todd Philips and Keith Sewell.](https://news.vumc.org/wp-content/uploads/reporter_121908_17.jpg)
The Bluegrass All-Stars played for patients and families Tuesday at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. From left are, Maura O’Connell, Dan Tyminski, Todd Philips and Keith Sewell.
![Sally Smith, left, and Katie Michel, employees of the Friends Shop at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, wait on a crowd of customers including Anna Hayden, right, during the recent Friends of Children's Hospital staff appreciation day. (photo by Dana Johnson)](https://news.vumc.org/wp-content/uploads/reporter_121908_7.jpg)
Sally Smith, left, and Katie Michel, employees of the Friends Shop at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, wait on a crowd of customers including Anna Hayden, right, during the recent Friends of Children's Hospital staff appreciation day. (photo by Dana Johnson)