I'm finally getting around to posting some (okay, tons) of pictures from Christmas 2012. We had five Christmas get-togethers this year...whew! We alternate when we go to each of our families each year, with Thanksgiving. So, we visit our respective hometowns for Christmas every other year and go to the Thanksgiving get-togethers the years we don't make it to Christmas. Make sense? Yeah, it's a little confusing, but it allows our own little family to be in our own home to open gifts on Christmas morning, which is important to us.
Anyhow, here are tons of pictures from the various events:
Christmas in Flora:
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| We took Meredith to our local park for a "Christmas in the Park" train ride, complete with lights and decorations. She very much enjoyed playing at the train table while waiting to board the real train. Since this visit, she now says "choo-choo" when she sees a train. |
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| Pre-train ride. It was cold and she was scared from just seeing Santa. That's the reason for her face here. |
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| Post-train ride. She enjoyed the ride with Grandma and Grandpa very much. |
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| Opening her gift from Jeff, JoLynne, and Quenton. |
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| She hasn't seen Quenton too much, but they became fast buddies. |
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| Christmas Eve morning, just before opening her gifts. Our little poser :) |
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| Opening her gifts from Uncle Derek. She loves the "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" book he got her. |
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| Helping Grandma open her Willow Tree Angel gift. |
Christmas in Bloomington:
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| Christmas Eve night, after going to church service. |
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| Decorations....we even put up a stocking for Baby Prentice. |
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| Christmas Tree. |
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| Decorations... |
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| Christmas morning. Reading the Christmas story from her kid's Bible before Daddy read from Luke 2. We made sure to read first, before opening gifts, so we remember the true reason for our celebrations. I have a feeling she won't always be this patient when we read :) |
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| Helping Daddy open his devotional calendar. |
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| Opening up yet another book from Mommy and Daddy. |
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| We got her a doll with a stroller (and pacifier and bottle), in hopes that she would use it to grow more accustomed to having a baby in the house in a few short weeks. |
Christmas with the Prentice Family (celebrated the weekend before New Years):
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| It's feeling more real now. Meredith is going to be a big sister! |
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| Helping Grandpa open his new coffee pot. |
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| Reading a new book with Grandma. |
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| Grandpa, Meredith, and Grandma Prentice. |
