12.25.2011

Merry Christmas!!!

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Christmas Morning…

We opened presents yesterday, but today the kids got their stockings which were filled with fun treats from Granny…she is the best Santa!!!

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12.24.2011

Christmas Past…

2001~Gideon’s First Christmas.

Christmas 2001

2002~Christmas in Clovis.

Christmas 2002

2003~Gideon and my grandpa.

Christmas 2003

2004~Christmas with friends in Ivanovo…pregnant with Emme.

Christmas 2004

2005~Emme’s First Christmas.

Christmas 2005

2006~Christmas picture in front of our tree in Yaroslavl...

Christmas 2006

But, we spent Christmas in the states!

Christmas 2006 Enid

2007~Spent or second Christmas in Yaroslavl.

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2008~Phillips Family

2008

2009~My last Christmas with my dad.

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2010~Christmas in Thailand…by far our hottest, most relaxing and most expensive! :-)

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Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

We are celebrating Christmas tomorrow with Russian friends…sooo, today we pretended was Christmas morning!!!  We picked up (OK, I totally took advantage of their desire to open presents!!!  We almost never make the beds!!!)…

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Had a yummy breakfast!!!

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Read our Nativity book and the Christmas story from the Bible.

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And finally…opened the presents!!!

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The aftermath…

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And the first lesson…

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Merry Christmas!!!

12.23.2011

Caroling, Cookies and Fun With Friends…

But we can’t get dressed up and not take pictures in front of the tree!!!

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