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The present wrapping
elf and the elf who puts the presents under the tree. (12/23/17)
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Cozy by the
fire. (12/23/17)
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Putting the fire to
its proper use. (12/23/17)
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Twinkly garden of
fairy lights. (12/23/17)
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Pretending to lick
the lollipop lights. (12/23/17)
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Dancing together as
the theater is cleared after The Nutcracker. (12/24/17)
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Our super fancy
Christmas Eve spread. Hey, we had potato-zucchini latkes and
cheddar-broccoli soup. It was delicious, and apparently, we've
set the bar so low in terms of setting the table that the kids were
really impressed simply by the bowls being on top of the plates.
(12/24/17)
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Christmas Eve antics
with Raptor Kevin. (12/24/17)
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Tiny surprises, much
delight. (12/24/17)
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We let them stay up
until 10pm, and then they kept popping back downstairs until 1am
anyway. (12/24/17)
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"'Twas the night
before Christmas, and all through the house, Amy was yawning, and
George was worried about whether Janet would remember to bring him
home." (12/24/17)
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"I'm going to keep
these marbles forever because they're mine." (12/25/17) "Is
this Santa?!"
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Choice quotes from
Elaine, "I got the prancy horse!"; "Either they're marbles or tiny
space moose in spherical ships"; "Krisp Kringles... classic,
classic..."; "The average number of candies is... [arithmetic]... six
candies per type of candy!"; and "I made a vow to try each kind of
candy before breakfast." (12/25/17)
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Fezzes are
cool. (12/25/17)
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Sonic screwdriver
battle. (12/25/17)
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Back to the
important business at hand. (12/25/17)
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Wesley carefully
picked out presents for each of us from the things in his own
room. (12/25/17)
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Can you see the
skepticism and disbelief? (12/25/17)
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Too busy to even
notice that his sister got a phone. (12/25/17)
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Discovering the
delights of having her own phone, even if it only works with
wifi. (12/25/17)
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A brisk walk in the
rain. (12/25/17)
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Joy. (12/25/17)
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It was an epic
Christmas. (12/25/17)
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Practice, practice. No hands. (12/27/17)
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Some of us were sure on our feet. Some of us were more wobbly. (12/29/17)
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There were reports of an unusual disturbance at a local park. Turns out it was being haunted by a slimer. (12/30/17)
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Slimer busted. (12/30/17)
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There are two main
components to a toast -- nice words and clinking glasses. The
children were unequally focused on these different aspects.
(12/31/17)
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Happy New Year! (12/31/17)
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They're supposed to go to bed at midnight, aren't they? (12/31/17)
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