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Superhero dance troupe. (12/11/12)
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"Is it a bird? Is it a plane?" (12/11/12)
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"Who could it be?" (12/11/12)
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"Check it out: it's me!" (12/11/12)
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"Don we now our gay apparel." (12/13/12)
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Checking out the gingerbread competition at 5th St. for inspiration. (12/15/12)
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Elaine painstakingly arranges the candy on her graham cracker house. (12/15/12)
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After all the houses are done, Elaine's wins the title of Most Marshmallowy. (12/15/12)
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The little superhero meets a lot of other superheroes. (12/15/12)
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Catwoman, Batman, and Lainy Cat. (12/15/12)
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Elaine's favorite song at the caroling party was "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." (12/23/12)
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Elaine and Wendy hang out on the kitchen floor. (12/24/12)
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Anticipating the morrow. (12/24/12)
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Cookies and milk for Santa. And a handful of reindeer food to sprinkle outside. (12/24/12)
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"Wow!
Well, the glass of milk is empty! The cookies are all gone!
That means Santa ate and drank the milk and cookies!"
Then, she sang a spontaneous song about the pictures cross-stitched on
our stockings and declared that she had always wondered
what colorful candy canes -- like the ones poking out of her
stocking -- tasted like. (12/25/12)
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Elaine
was excited to try the astronaut ice cream from her stocking,
but she didn't really like it. Apparently Santa should stick
to cherry flavored candy canes. (12/25/12)
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Elaine
was very patient with all her adults as they let the day wane into late
afternoon before any presents were opened. (12/25/12)
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Reading one of her new books. (12/25/12)
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The rest of the day was devoted to playing with her new Lego sets. (12/25/12)
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Helping Nathan with his present. (12/27/12)
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Weaving a doll blanket on her new loom. (12/27/12)
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Dancing with Uncle Andrew. (12/27/12)
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A giant Lego Kermit hangs out next to the Cliffs of Insanity. (12/29/12)
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Building a tower of persimmon, kiwi, mango, and berries in the middle of the fruit pizza. (12/29/12)
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