Solstice Celebration, Part I

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happy!
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The first of our many holiday celebrations was with HAKT. We hosted at our house since they were hosting her family at their place on Christmas Day! We exchanged a few presents–although we only had time for the kids to open their gifts. Us grown-ups waited until after New Years’s (!) to open our’s up…!

This picture is of Chloe with her new little walker. Today is January 3 and she’s already a pro at using it!


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opening presents
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Here she is opening it up with Auntie Heather! She loved the gift, but also the picture of the baby on the box.


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examining the boxes
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Here’s Chloe trying to pry wrapping paper off the boxes.


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girls reading
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Of course, there were books! Taliana and Cameron read a couple together. We love the Jez Alborough books (Hug,Yes, Tall)…Cameron “reads” ’em.


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setting up a game
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After the kids opened some gifts, we thought we’d have time to play a game–this one was called Stone Age which I’d received from a Boardgamegeek Secret Santa exchange.

You can also see on the table that we managed to make some nog. At this point, I can’t remember what we served for dinner, but it apparently involved bread!


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the big kids
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Oh, now I remember also that the girls spent the night!


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decorating
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The next day, I let them decorate pre-made gingerbread lollipops.


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Taliana
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dylan
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