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Christmas   I know that nobody cares to read about Christmas at this point, but I'm documenting it for the annual book I make out of this blog. Feel free to skip this post if you like!  On Christmas Eve our friends in the neighborhood were doing carriage ride again and they were running them all afternoon and evening. My family came over in the afternoon just to do a ride, since some of them had never done anything like this before, plus the kids always enjoy it!   I was too busy cleaning the house all day to put on my mascara, blegh! Grandpa Dean, Dia (Don's wife)& Rocky (Her name is Raquel but it's so much more fun to call her Rocky) Marisa, Grandma Barbara & David (and he and Marisa's kids: baby Charlotte, Emerson on my mom's lap, and the side of Stratton's head) We know who this cute pair is! That evening we had a lovely Christmas Eve dinner with Justin's family. Grandma Joanna brought some stuff to dress up the kids (and a few of the men...)...

Before it becomes too cliche to still post about Christmas , here it is. On Christmas Eve a guy in our neighborhood was doing Carriage rides for anybody that wanted one around the neighborhood.. Justin's brother Trent and his wife joined us for a ride and sing-a-long. The horse used to pull carriages at Disneyland, but Disneyland "retires" them when they turn four years old.  Justin and Trent both brought their ukuleles so we could sing songs (I think we lasted about two songs before it died out, but nonetheless it was cool)  The drivers gave all the kids candy canes. Dale has never had a candy cane before...Dale was very quiet and well behaved the entire ride after getting his candy cane and devouring the entire thing...  BIG horse  After the wagon ride we went to Justin's parents house for Christmas Eve dinner and gifts from the grandparents. We didn't get any other pictures than this one for some reason. Dale will randomly warm up to people and go right ...