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| We kicked off Christmas with a visit from Auntie E! Our favorite day was Sunday, when we went to see the Nutcracker and then came back home to relax in front of the Grinch on the TV. |
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| And, look! I managed to get a non-comical picture of them in their Christmas dresses! |
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| Angelic angels at church on Christmas Eve. Angelic, and slightly Egyptian. |
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| Christmas morning finally!!! |
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| A star is born. |
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| Oh! And here is the moment that Kata got head lice! |
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| Well done, Santa. Very well done. |
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| Kata channels JohnnyCashDollyParton. |
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| The Doctor/Artist. |
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| The Smithermen came to make a picturesque scene in front of the fireplace Christmas afternoon, while Kata played with a new toy that she seemed to reenact with great accuracy: the ambulance. |
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| Then it was up to Bluffton on the 26th! Santa left lots of goodies for the girls in Indiana, too! |
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| Aunt Bridget and Uncle Louis gave us gifts from their 2013 world travels. |
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| They brought us Matrushka dolls... |
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| ...and these hats! |
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| It wouldn't be Bluffton without a Walmart run. |
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| ...or a trip to the State Park! |
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| Too close for comfort, there big guy. |
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| We went shopping for "snow boots," and ended up with these! Every time Kata puts them on, she asks me if her school is open yet. Watch out, Josiah. |
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| We took the girls ice skating for the first time. |
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| Norah was a natural! |
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| This was the Rambling Wreck's preferred technique. |
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| This pushy-thingy helped. |
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| A hard-earned hot chocolate. |
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| Norah can't wait for the Winter Olympics to start... |
