It was a very special Christmas this year! An added blessing was to be with my niece on her first Christmas! We all had a great time together.

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Fascinated with her presents!

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Dad and Mom gave us all vests to match in. They are filled with tiny feathers, and so some of them can fold up into little bitty bags. (Stuffing a huge, fluffy vest into a tiny little pouch, making it look like a pillow, is very fun!) We had a lot of laughter when we discovered that!

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Another favorite gift was a canvas that we kids gave to Dad and Mom – it was a picture of all of us on the beach from this past fall!

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A new favorite game - "Ticket to Ride"Wearing my uncle's army helmet ;)

I am very grateful for the sweet time we all had together. God is so good.

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