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Decking the halls, etc.
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Allyndreth and Tyrian sang with the St. Paul's choir for the Lessons and Carols service this year.
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With Evya on crutches with a foot fracture, the music teacher insisted she sit on the side for the 4th grade Winter Sing.
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Artsy picture of Matt on his 47th birthday.
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Artsy picture of Evya bringing in the cake.
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He got a new toy...a Meater thermometer to monitor food on the BBQ with the help of a cooking app. Bring on the BBQ season!
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Christmas morning!
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Somehow, Christmas arrived before Allyndreth opened all the doors on her chocolate Advent calendar. Before opening gifts, she took a moment to catch up with the rest of the world.
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We waited patiently.
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A bag of Peppermint Hershey's kisses. Sometimes the simplest things in life are the best.
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Socks! See what we mean about simple?
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Hershey's kisses AND socks! Life is good.
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Don't worry. Allndreth got kisses as well.
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2018 was the Year of the Onesie in our house.
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Modeling onesie fashion.
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Allyndreth got her own onesie from Evya.
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Sooooooo comfy.
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And then Evya surprised Allyndreth by showing her the complementary onesie she bought for herself.
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Here comes the Onesie Yeti, approaching the innocent Snow Bunny.
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Snow Bunny is absolutely unsuspecting.
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Predator captures prey.
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Then they both strike a pose.
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Meanwhile, Tyrian is having a tactile experience with his new Purple Seat Cushion.
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His sisters tested to make sure it was cushy enough for their brother.
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The kids know the surest way to put a Christmas smile on their dad's face is to give him a book.
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Allyndreth paused for a moment to re-enact a Queen Amidala hairstyle.
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Watching a sibling open a gift is also a time to tone your quads.
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"P is for Pterodactyl," a story for the 5 wordsmyths in the family.
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A brief Christmas morning interlude to listen to a reading of "P is for Pterodactyl."
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Christmas Evening was spent with Grammie.
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She brought some of Opa's bling so during our first Christmas season without him, his festive spirit was still with us.
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On the Second Day of Christmas, Gra'Karen and Grampa Pete continued the celebration.
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Matt's parents know the surest way to put a smile on their son's face is to give him a book.
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Trying out a new recipe for New Year's Eve - Chocolate Peppermint cookies!
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Writing thank-you notes, the Evya way.
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Tyrian and Allyndreth rang in the new year setting up Allyndreth's new XP PEN drawing tablet.
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