A very merry Chritney to you all, we had a wonderful Christmas this year! The hardest part was being far away from family and many friends, but we made sure to make the best of being on our own and did lots of fun things while we had Tanner home on his break. This first shot is right after we put our tree up and got it decorated. Eric loved all the decorations and was so excited to see all the Christmas books.
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| Ward Christmas party sitting with Fred and Kathy |
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| One day Tanner had to study so we went with Jack to Kids in Motion |
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| Eric took his captain's duties very seriously |
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| Eric was so excited he got to play air hockey with a 'big kid' |
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| Our elf on the shelf Charlie. He moved a few times, then spent the rest of the month in Eric's bed. |
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| Ry practicing her sitting skills |
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| Christmas Eve bowling with friends |
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| Christmas Eve in his "Spiderman suit" |
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| We tried to get them together, he wouldn't stop holding her head |
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| Santa's cookies and milk and reindeer carrots |
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| A new Christmas Eve tradition, looking over our Uncle Eric scrapbook |
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| Santa filled the stockings |
Here are the videos of Eric discovering his spoils from Santa:
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| Imagine him screaming "my scooter!" |
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| Riley had a great time watching the fun |
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| Cowboy Eric |
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| Riley Sue loved her rag doll |
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| Didn't take long to switch clothes.... |
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| How he spent the rest of present opening |
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| Opening his drums |
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| The joyous devastation |
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| The scooters maiden voyage around the apartment |
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| Riley inspecting her new pillow pet |
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| And tasting it for good measure |
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| I don't know why there is snow moving on this, but it's Eric in his boots |
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| Loving his new bath markers |
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| And tasting his bath paints, they smelled too good not to |
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| Using our new Discovery World pass |
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| Eric was terrified of walking over the aquarium |
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| How Riley spent the whole trip |
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| Lake Michigan frozen over-pretty incredible! |
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| Go pack go!! |
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| Touring the Jelly Belly factory on the "candy train" |
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| Playing with his RC cars |
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| Parenting at its finest |
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| Bathtime is so much more fun together! |
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| Well, most of the time... |
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| Realized after that a pink washcloth isn't that modest for a pink baby |
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Our holidays have sure been fun, but to all of you far away, we sure miss you! And thanks to all the grandparents who made our Christmas so great!!
