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| "I love presents! Presents, presents, presents!" |
Christmas 2011 was another successful holiday for everyone involved. For Libby and Mary, it was a five-day marathon of presents, food and family that left everyone with a little bit of holiday shell-shock. In layman's terms, Libby and Mary cleaned house. The theme of the year was Disney Princesses and Little People. Thankfully, Santa came through and brought Libby a set of Princess Barbies, so all is right with the world. Mary, on the other hand, got a little bit of everything, but the Little People were definitely the hit for her.
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| Princess Barbies! |
Christmas kicked off on Friday night with dinner at Grammie and Papa Yandek's with Papa's family. On Christmas Eve, it was back to Grammie and Papa Yandek's for dinner with Grammie's family. Of course, the hit of the weekend for the girls was the arrival of Uncle Tony and Aunt Nellie. As soon as they showed up, it was if Mom and Dad didn't exist. At both gatherings, there were presents to open; those gifts would have sufficed in making it a successful Christmas. However, it was only the beginning!
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| Oh really, another present for Libby?!?!?! |
The girls also got to have breakfast on Christmas Eve with Grammie and Papa Hanna, which was a very nice treat, since Mom usually has to work on Christmas Eve. The other new addition to the Christmas Eve festivities was the Dance Party. Libby and Mary got the party started and made sure that everyone got in on the fun!
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| Mary rocking her new monkey hat |
Christmas morning was spent at home opening presents from Santa--Disney Princess Barbies, Disney Princess Kitchen, Disney Princess Piano/Vanity. You get the idea. Again, all this would have been enough. But, not so fast, my friend! After mass at St. Patrick's, it was back to Grammie and Papa Yandek's for more presents and more Uncle Tony and Aunt Nellie. There was more Christmas Carnage there, before moving on to Grammie and Papa Hanna's for naps (the best Christmas present of all for Mom and Dad!), dinner, and, you guessed it, more presents!
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| Christmas Eve Dance Party with Dad and Uncle Tony |
The holiday finally wrapped up on Tuesday night with another round of Christmas at Grammie and Papa Hanna's. Since Uncle Jerry and Aunt Lauren were out of town, we got to do it all over again with Claire, Corinne and Declan. More food. More presents. More presents. And more presents. And it all ended with Libby's very first sleep over at Uncle Jerry and Aunt Lauren's. Another success! In all, it's been a great couple weeks of Christmas Holiday. If only it could be Christmas all year!
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