MERRY CHRISTMAS 2015
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On Saturday, December 5th Mom and I went up to Liberty to have tea party with Mimi. There were cookies, tea, and a raffle and I actually won a prize!!!
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That night we had a SURPRISE birthday party for dad. He had no idea. His actual 40th was on 12/9 but he doesn't look a day over 30!
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Paige came over to decorate cookies and see Santa
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Graham had his Christmas program at his school. He sat on the risers for about 10 seconds and then proceeded to watch his class sing the Christmas program. That crazy kid!
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Sushi with Mason...always a great meal.
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December 12th was our annual Christmas party. Things were pretty tame compared to prior years.
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We saw Santa again at church.
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I had my Christmas program on December 17th. I led the class to the stage and we sang a couple songs.
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Here's the singing:
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Christmas was great. We saw Dido and BobBob on Christmas Eve, Mimi on Christmas day and then Paige and Pierce on Saturday. 3 days of presents!! We even got a set of Peppa Pig ornaments...one for each of us.
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I promise my lashes aren't fake, but they're definitely growing!