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Christmas

We started off our Christmas celebration at my parent's house on Christmas eve:




Dad made our Italian feast with help from grandpa, Wil, and Jeff.

Naomi liked playing with the wrapping paper, even if we weren't opening gifts yet.

We went to Providence for their Christmas service again:

The oldies with our babies:




Grandpa opening presents before he drove back to Pinehurst:

The girls playing with Uncle Wil and Aunt Katie:

Our annual PJ picture:

Tillie was very tired so this is the best picture I could get: 

The 2 guys that wore matching PJs:

Bro's in law:

Then we exchanged presents with everyone before we went home for the night:



My favorite present from my parents was cushions for our deck:

The girls helping Jeff open his present:


Yummy wrapping paper...

All the girls:


Tillie got a little bike from Aunt Bee and she found it a little early:

We went home and in the morning went to Uncle Reggie and Aunt Korrie's house:

More cousin time:






Jeff got me new plates since our other ones were mostly all broken:


For dinner we went over to Deve and Kerrie's house and Naomi got lots of loving there:


Brotherly love:

I hope you all had a great Christmas too!

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