Christmas Eve, 2010
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| Baking oatmeal-raisin cookies for Santa. |
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| Anna shimmied herself under the tree. |
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| Happy Mama, Happy Baby. |
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| Jambalaya! |
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| Stuffed. |
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| Almost time for Santa. |
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| Overwhelmed with excitement. |
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| The felt board is finally complete. |
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Christmas Day, 2010
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| Figuring out how the felt board works. |
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| Eliza loved tooting on Anna's new horn. |
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| An hour after the girls woke up, all the presents are unwrapped and strewn everywhere. Just as it should be. |
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| Playing with new toys. The headlamp that Anna is wearing is very popular with Eliza too. |
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| A Cajun accordian. |
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We'll say good-bye to Granny and Grampy tomorrow morning at dawn, but we'll get together again in June for our summer vacation at Newfound Lake. Eliza will be a sturdy walker by then, and Anna will be a whopping 4 years old. But right now, I'll cherish the memories we made during this holiday season, from cutting out felt animals for the felt board to enjoying a lovingly-cooked Christmas dinner. After a week spent together after 6 months of being apart, everyone feels closer, even Charlotte the dog. And isn't that really all that matters?
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI love all of these pictures (esp. the family shots); thank you for posting them. The children looked so happy and full of life. The felt board was such a good idea. I'm so happy both families were together Christmas Eve. Love you lots.
Mom
BTW, you look beautiful with your new haircut. I love the style. Steve looks handsome, too.
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