We've been super excited about Christmas at our house. The boys particularly love the lights and decorations. And the treats and gifts. And the parties and nativities....and all of it really!
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| The boys playing with the lights. |
The boys helped me make goodies plates for our friends and neighbors. The boys delivered some of the plates and others we took around in Secret Santa style. We took turns sneaking up to the doors with the kids, knocking and running. Dash loved it, but Colt thought we were doing something illegal and was really worried a "police office" was going to arrest us. Actually, I was pretty nervous myself, but Brandan made me take my turn and it was pretty fun.
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| Our Rudolph treats for the goodie plates. |
On the 21st, we invited some friends over for a "Cookie Party". The kids decorated cookies, colored Christmas pictures, and ran around like crazy. The Moms sat and quietly chatted and the men argued about sports in the kitchen over a plate of cheese and crackers.
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| The Cookie Party |
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| The decorating table |
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| I didn't really manage the kids during the decorating process, thus Colt used several tablespoons of frosting and a cup of sprinkles for one cookie. |
On the 23rd, we went to Hill City to ride the 1880 train to the "North Pole". The kids absolutely loved it! Dash could hardly sit still he was so excited and Colt and Sport didn't sit still for whatever reason. The Bensens surprised their kids and joined us on the train.
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| Brandan, Sport, Tia and Randy |
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| Me and all the kids |
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| We stopped at the North Pole to pick up Santa. You can see him through the window. |
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| The kids with Santa |
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| Sport was really excited to get his gift from Santa, but... |
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| not to have his picture taken with him. |
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| Dash saw this train and insisted he climb inside. |
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| He also asked that we take several pictures of him in the train. |
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| From several angles. |
