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| George, Grandma and Stella enjoy some quality time |
SCENES FROM A HATTON CHRISTMAS 2011
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| Steph working on her family's famous apple pie! |
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| Annie.... happy to be in Wisconsin with the family |
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| Chris recovering from his mishap with china |
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| Mark demonstrating the new bottle opener |
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| It's AMAZING! |
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| Steph showing Mark how the Apple pie is placed in a brown paper bag |
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| Sealed with Saples |
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| And baked in the oven |
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| While the pie was baking the lights went on the tree |
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| Annie and the girls supervised the lights going on the tree |
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| It was my year to put the angel on the tree |
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| And I did a GREAT JOB! |
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| And then it was time to put the ornaments on the tree |
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| It goes so much faster with a crowd! |
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| Chris went a little nuts with the decorating, and decorated the fire place rocks |
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| And then there was pie! |
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| Of course I went a little crazy with the decorating too and created this centerpiece |
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| One of the many cute puppy pictures (sorry you don't get to see them all... in fact currently Gwennie is lying on Shotzie's head, and I am refraining from taking a picture, although they are adorable!) |
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| Out of order... but here are pictures of us going to the sincere tree farm to get out Christmas Tree |
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| Gwennie especially enjoyed the tree cutting, and watched Mark closely as he cut the tree down |
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| Stella is an old hand at the cutting down of the tree |
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| This is our future tree |
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| Chris and Steph arrived first and enjoyed some of Mark's (really Paula's) award winning Chicken Chili |
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| Annie arrived next, and Stella was very happy to see her! |
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| Sandhill Crane created by Gary Gast, Mark's nurses husband It will reside by the side of the Lake |
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| Annie admiring our new kitchen |
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| Chris and Steph wrapping presents in our Special Wrapping Room |
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| Another picture of that pie! |
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| We saw Mark doing quite a bit of cooking during the festivities |
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| The Hanging of the stockings |
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| Chris and Steph making Spritz |
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| Turns out Steph is a big fan of orange bling |
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| It wouldn't be Christmas without Burt and Ernie on the tree |
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| Lap time with Grandma, Becca, Patrick and Gwennie... sorry Stella, it's not your turn! |
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| But we will make room for George! |
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| Grandpa gets a turn showing the thumb piano |
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| Georgie! |
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| Tree sure turned out pretty! |
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| So THIS IS CHRISTMAS!!!!! |
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| George opening the Hammer of Thor from Uncle Chris |
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| Not sure if he or Mike liked it better |
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| Patrick received a Captain America Shield from Uncle Chris |
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| Meg was awestruck by the gifts of weapons |
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| Mark showing his stain glass |
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| Becca sitting on a gift... because she could! |
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| Opening presents is fun! |
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| Mike models training gear |
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| Becca models bubble wrap |
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| Getting ready for the wrapping paper war |
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| Steph modeling her BackPack |
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| And I model the 100 ways to wear it wrap I received from Steph! |
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| Opening Stockings |
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| George was delighted with the click clack toys |
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| Later he tried his hand (left hand!) at coloring |
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| Meanwhile the rest of us vegged out |
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| Chris found a spot on the floor to read |
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| Steph and Becca found a chair and Waldo! |
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| And the dogs enjoyed lively conversation |
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| Mark modeled his Milwaukee T-Shirt |
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| Mashing potatoes was a family event! |
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| Gwennie and Shotzie were pooped Pooches! |
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| Vote for which picture you think is the cutest! I couldn't decide. |
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| Enjoying Christmas goodies |
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| Mike and his crew all dressed up on Christmas morning |
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| I was dressed up too! |
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| Mark and I posed in front of the tree |
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| Being creative with glitter, pompoms and such |
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| George needed to get his hands de-colored! |
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| Becca decided Stella was lonely and needed company when she went to hang out in her kennel |
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| Mike took the kids for a ride! |
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| Becca is a good Big Sister |
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| Lydia and Jean Dodge came for lunch on Monday |
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| And so did Tom |
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| Tom modeling his new Biking Jacket |
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| If you need a good reader give me a call |
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| I got lots of practice |
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Merry Christmas to Everyone! |
