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This Christmas we had a lot of fun. The
girls didn't really have an answer when Santa asked them what they
wanted this year, and Desmond was too freaked out to sit on Santa's
lap, so maybe next year. |
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We attended the Waldorf Winter Festival
again this year. They had a great rope swing that Amelie did all
kinds of tricks with. I have to put one of these in at our house. |
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Let me just say, I love the full-frame
sensor on the Canon 5D Mark II I'm shooting with. You can grab
these really wide shots that look great. Desmond is really eyeing
that ball. |
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Amelie at the Winter Festival. She got her
first permanent tooth last month, and has since gotten one more with
another ready to drop. |
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We went up to Big Bear to play in the snow
for Christmas Eve, and it was really nice weather. The sun was out
and the ice was melted so we weren't slipping everywhere. This is my
friend Thomas' cabin that we rented from him. |
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We had to drive around the neighborhood
looking for a very small incline to sled down. Amelie was not
looking for anything too adventurous. |
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And she's off! It's a very small hill. |
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Meanwhile, Desmond is out in the snow in
crocs (after going in barefoot the first time). We have boots for
him, and they fit him, but it's almost impossible to put them on
him. He curls his toes or does something which makes it incredibly
difficult to put them on him. Even Mia's boots are really hard to
put on him. |
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Meanwhile, Mia didn't even want to get out
of the car. Nice and warm, that's okay with her. |
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Thomas has this awesome flat-screen TV,
but with all these VHS tapes. I haven't watched VHS in a long time.
I told him to put in a sweet HTPC, but it's strictly bring your own.
We don't have TV, so the girls had a rare opportunity they weren't
about to waste. |
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We went to the 4H meeting to buy a couple
of mini-Rex rabbits for $10 each. They're still babies and they're
just incredibly soft. Desmond isn't ready to hold them on his own,
though. |
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Amelie and Naomi did end up in a snowball
fight, with several coming my way. Amelie was having fun hitting me
with snowballs while I took pictures, since I wasn't looking to duck
it was pretty easy. |
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Christmas was a lot of fun for us. Amelie
got a new sewing machine, which I have to say is pretty cool. Can
you spot the Christmas elf in this picture? |
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Desmond got a new scooter for Christmas to
match the ones the girls have. He's incredibly good at it for a
not-quite two-year old. He bails a lot, but just keeps on going. |
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Nonno was in town for Christmas, and he
got Desmond both a soccer ball and a basketball. That kid is set! |
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Mia got a spiffy new hat for Christmas
from Children's Orchard. |
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The rabbits have been handled constantly,
so they're very mellow when you pick them up. Mia's is named Jack
(because he looks like our old rabbit named Jack that died) and
Amelie's is named Blackie. They're very sweet, but we're going to
have to spend some time bonding them to our other rabbit Snoopy. |
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Until next month, we'll see you then! |
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