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| Dec. 4th, "reading" books in her "special spot" |
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| Dec. 6th, "reading" time with Luz |
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| Dec. 7th, coloring with GG/Baba markers |
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| Dec. 19th, 11 months old! |
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| Enjoying the lights at The Grotto |
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| All tuckered out after the light show at The Grotto |
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| Dec. 20th, showing off her food pouch |
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| Luz was NOT happy to be sitting on Santa's lap |
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| Lela checking out the play house at the food carts as far away from Santa as possible |
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| Dec. 23rd, Luz eating with her classmates at her schools Christmas party |
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| Checking out the tree and trying to see what her sister's class was doing at their party |
Mariela knew every word at home but would have nothing to do with
singing in front of all the parents
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| She did have fun wearing her antlers |
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| So did I |
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Posing at the photo booth with "Santa Dad"
Dec. 24th, Santa came a day early to our house because he knew we would be on a plane heading
to visit everyone in St. Louis on the 25th. The girls were all smiles when they saw all the gifts!
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Lela being a helper and luckily Luz didn't mind
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| Who needs a hippo when you have a fun bow to play with? |
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Santa brought Mariela a train!
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| Dec. 26th, Luz, Graham, and Suz playing with the new gifts from Anma and Pop-pop |
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| Mariela and Graham checking out the fun new stove, thank you Anma and Pop-pop! |
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| Graham and Aunt Lana being goofy |
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| Woohoo, Luz taking a ride on Graham's ATV and loving it! |
Music parade with Suz. What were we thinking when we suggested metal pots and pans to
Anma and Pop-pop, ugh!
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| Dec. 28th, checking out all the lights and flowers at the Missouri Botanical garden |
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| This is what we get when we say 'smile.' Maybe we should just give up ;-) |
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| Getting excited to open gifts with G.G. and Baba |
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| But Mariela was not excited to stop handing out gifts in order for her Mom to take a picture |
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The girls |
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| Making gingerbread men with G.G. |
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Wearing matching white bows in their hair was Mariela's request ;-) |
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| Dec. 29th, Mariela doing what she loves to do the most, help! |
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Dec. 30th, it was a it chilly but a great time to see the penguins at the zoo. |
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| You can't go wrong with shoulder rides! |
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| or rides on a merry-go-round |
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| Oh and when Anma lets you pick out a stuffed animal in the gift shop, there is no question, you have to get the same giraffe as your older cousin |
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| Luz was very happy that she got to open her birthday present from Anma and Pop-pop a few weeks early |
