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Last Christmas...

Last weekend we visited my sister and family in KC and had our final Christmas, or maybe you would call it the first Christmas of 2012. Either way, a good time was had by all. We haven't seen them since before Thanksgiving, and so it was nice to catch up and see the kids. Harper also had fun playing with her cool cousins, their dog, and their two cats. Her biggest phrase of the weekend was to Brady, their golden retriever...Go Away! Poor dog just wanted to lick her face.  Abbey stayed at the kennel, which was a good thing because I don't think we'd have had room for one more item in the car. We stopped in St Jo on the way down to get some dinner...and wouldn't you know it, there was a Chicfila, Chipotle, and Panda Express all at the same intersection of the mall. We of course chose Chicfila, but man, if we lived in St Jo...we'd be poor, fat and in heaven lol.

On the book news, I am still working on A Lion Among Men; this last weekend really set me behind, and I am hoping to sit down and finish it today on my afternoon off. I get the feeling I'll be distracted by one thing or another, but right now it seems like a good plan.

Have a tentative girls night plan tomorrow, hope it still happens.  We'll be doing dinner, then off to Paint Yourself Silly for some artistic expression, then end the night chatting at Ivanna Cone until they kick us out.  And maybe a stop into Indigo Books for some perusing of their awesome inventory.  Yay for girls' nights!

Here are some pics from the weekend in KC.  Please note, my sister and I exchange Hanukkah gifts, although we are now Jewish. We just enjoy celebrating other holidays, so there's that disclaimer to explain some of the pictures you see. Happy Thursday!




My shirt says, Lets put the Han back in Hanukkah, it's a pic of Han Solo. Love it!


Ethan opening his 12 pack of Mt Dew. Isn't that was aunt's are for?


Brady about to sneak attack Harper


The picture Hailey painted for Erich. It's awesome!

Hailey and Fritz


Playing with Auntie Heather's castle

Erich vs Fritz, staring contest, go!

Grandma Linda and Brady

Oh!

By the way, Harper and Brady were not fans of this!

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