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Christmas Celebration #1

One of the benefits of having your grandparents live in two states is that Christmas lasts longer! And in Kaelah's case, they are completely different, both in great ways. With my side of the family things are quite quiet & everything revolves around Kaelah. On Dan's side, we get to be around lots of great family members we haven't seen for months and enjoy being part of a great big family. The more the merrier! But for now, we'll share the quieter side of Christmas. Above: Kaelah's favorite Christmas picture. She gets excited every time she sees it pop up on the computer. I think we've been reading Carl's Masquerade too much lately. (:
Kaelah enjoyed ALL the presents ANYONE received, including this table cloth.
Meigou had this squeaky toy so torn up by the end of our celebration it went out in the trash with the wrapping paper.
Wearing the "What Santa doesn't bring me Grandma will" pajamas her own way.
Kaelah was bouncing around the room whenever she wasn't playing with the presents.
Big smiles while being tossed back & forth between Daddy & Grandpa through the air!
Swaying her dolly. She calls it, "baby" but it comes out sounding like "Barbie."
Showing off her awesome truck to the person who gave it to her.
The women in our family figuring out the cool magnetic truck from IKEA.
I love this picture. Meigou seems to have developed a "me too!" complex since Kaelah's arrival. (: Kaelah also giggles when this picture pops up too.
Kaelah feeding her dolly (in the nose, in the eye... eventually in the mouth).

More to come soon!

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So so cute. She is absolutely adorable I bet you guys are having so much fun.

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