Christmas season started with a bang and went non-stop for two weeks!
Nick, Nicki and girls arrived a week earlier than Joe and Christin. We had so much fun very day. They entertained friends here and were doing fun things like Children's Museum Santa Land every day. We sent them to "A Christmas Carol" at the Omaha Playhouse and Mitch and Torrey decorated cookies with Ruby while I walked little Marley to sleep. Look at our little cutie elves!
Nick, Nicki and girls arrived a week earlier than Joe and Christin. We had so much fun very day. They entertained friends here and were doing fun things like Children's Museum Santa Land every day. We sent them to "A Christmas Carol" at the Omaha Playhouse and Mitch and Torrey decorated cookies with Ruby while I walked little Marley to sleep. Look at our little cutie elves!
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| Bed head! |
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| Wrapping presents |
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| Headed to the Lauritzen Garden Light Show |
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| Pretty cool! |
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| This is a screenshot from a video -Ruby is chanting "cookies for breakfast" which I may or may not have started :) |
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| We made a gingerbread house! |
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| Sammy in the house! |
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| Reading to Sammy |
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| Opening Christmas Eve jammies |
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| Christmas Eve afternoon gift exchange. I think Christin has a video of the wrapping paper frenzy : ) Tons of fun |
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| Dressed for Mass and then Aunt Diane's house |
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| He's on his way Ruby! |
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| Almost midnight Christmas Eve |
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| Merry Christmas Sammy! |
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| He came, he came! |
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| What a smile! |
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| Scarves to pull! |
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| Are those ears flapping? |
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| A chewy banana! |
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| Her little light! |
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| Dressed for Christmas |
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| A little quiet time before Christmas dinner |
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| Helping with the chicken for dinner!
CHRISTMAS MENU
APPETIZER
STUFFED MUSHROOMS
SALAD
WINTER SALAD WITH BALSAMIC
FIG VINAIGRETTE
MAIN
CHICKEN WITH MORELS & CREAM
COD WITH MORELS
MASHED POTATOES/HERB INFUSED CREAM
MAPLE THYME ROASTED VEGETABLES
*Kids menu tbd
DESSERT
PUMPKIN GINGER PIE WITH ORANGE TOPPING
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| Tree on the porch worked perfectly! |
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| Plenty of room for cousins' gift exchange-and a new game this year : ) |
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First Christmas on S. 57th! Cheers  |
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| Ruby's gift from Santa--Build a Bunny! |
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| Watching her fill it with stuffing |
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| Adding the heart |
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| First bath |
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| Naming her "Pinky" |
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| Just like Dad |
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| And taking her home :) |
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| Every day around 6 am started in the basement with Sammy, coffee and a very patient Leo : ) |
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| Had the best time at the Kroc Center on this very cold day! |
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| Smiley girl! |
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| And a little soccer! |
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| Greg's house-Mary Steve and Anton are here! |
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| The kids went through memory boxes for us--helping us figure out what to keep saving! Sammy enjoyed the new inflatable couch :) |
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| Helping us out by sorting through memory boxes! |
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| Awww! |
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| The girls visited Rush Market and Torrey--drinks on the house today! |
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| Cousin Bowling time--Sammy is into it--"balls!" |
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| "And then you push it" |
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| RUBY!!!! way to go! |
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| What a bowler ! |
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| We made fruit slushies with Sam's new elephant |
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| And a fast bath--three babes in a tub! |
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| Umami Sushi for lunch before the Portland gang catches their flight |
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| Very motivated and independent, Ruby masters her chopsticks! |
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| On to the Kaneko and Light Exhibits--Sammy reaching it "almost"! |
The next day Joe, Christin and Sammy packed up and were gone by 9. Thankfully, they had a safe drive home. Suddenly--all the joyful noise was gone! It was a fantastic 2 weeks of fun and we certainly filled every minute with laughs, love and conversation :)
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| ~~CHRISTMAS 2017~~ |
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