Christmas Eve 2008--A Day in Pictures

Christmas Eve Day started the Christmas Festivities for our family. When Jamie finished work at noon, the kids were anxiously awaiting his return home so they could sort presents and check out their "loot"!

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Here is Abby with her pile of goodies

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Andrew enjoying a refreshing Coca-Cola as he waits for his turn to open a present...
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Austin found a corner to open his presents...
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Even Jack and Sophie got some presents--Abby was more than happy to help them open their new toys!
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Here is Abby showing off one of her Christmas presents--a My Twinn doll that was made to look just like her! Can you see the resemblence???
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After our family gift-opening in Barron, we loaded up the kids, the dogs, and all of our extra goodies and headed to Nelson to celebrate Christmas with the Strand/Davis/Breidung side of the family. This has always been the tradition since I was little--Christmas Eve with Grandma Bonnie. We don't always get to make it for Christmas Eve every year any more, but I was glad to be able to get together with family this year!
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We enjoyed a Christmas Eve Feast that mom made with contributions from everyone who attended--it was delicious!
Here is Grandma Bonnie, Corrine, and Baby Brett enjoying the grub...

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Aunt Connie, Olivia, Allie, and Kara found some tasty morsels, too!

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Little (or not so little!) Baby Brett was celebrating his first Christmas this year--he is so cute, and such a good baby! Here he is getting some love from his daddy...

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My sweet little Allie Marie

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A Squirrel and her Dad

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Great, Great Grandma Bonnie Marie getting some lovin' from Allie Marie with Olivia ever-present. Allie and Olivia had so much fun playing together! They were so cute talking back and forth, sharing toys, and playing with Abby!

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Sweet Allie telling Grandma Bonnie good-bye

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Abby and Grandma Bonnie

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Andrew emerged from the basement long enough to visit with Grandma for a few minutes...

(Andrew, Austin, and Jake played X-Box 360 the whole night!)

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Austin and Grandma Bonnie givin' some squeezes

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Bon and Bob--aren't they a cute couple?!?~~~

Bob, Mike, and Gail enjoying the Christmas Eve Feast!
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Amber, Gail, and Jacob--the Davis Kids are getting old!
(But Gail still looks like a Spring Chicken!)

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Grandma and Grandpa Davis with two of their grandkids...

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Amber and Jacob

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Oliva and her Grandma Connie

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the Young Breidung Family~

Cory, Corinne, Brett, and Olivia

(the dumb photographer had her thumb over the flash--sorry!!!)

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the Young Fyllings

Allie, Jeremy, and Kara

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These four guys sat out on the back porch and solved the world's problems, one conversation at a time. I sat in on one of the conversations, and boy, let me tell you, it sure was stimulating!!! It was like bad episode of Seinfeld and Cheers, all wrapped in one--right there on the Wodele's back porch!!!
The Philosophers: Denny, Al, Clint, and Bob

Actually, when I asked the guys to pose, this is the first picture they gave me...

aren't they funny.

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After all of the guests left Grandma and Grandpa's house--well, all of the guests besides us, that is, we had our own little Christmas with just the Klimies and Grandma Pat and Grandpa Denny.

Here is Grandpa opening his new hoodie...

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Grandma got a hip new sweater and vest to wear...

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the Klimie Boys had lots of goodies to open from Grams and Gramps...

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Abby got an awesome present of her very own flamingo corn-on-the-cob picks!!!!

We had a very Merry Christmas Eve!!!