Patrick, Ashley, and the girls recently packed the car up and made the slightly shorter trek to Virginia for Lucy's first Christmas! Ashley was looking forward to sleeping in her old bed, Lola was excited to join the polar bear club and swim after some ducks, Patrick was excited for lots of good photo ops, and Lucy was excited for SANTA!
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| All the usual suspects were there... |
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| Ashley told John and Lucy that maybe if they went to sleep REALLY early, they'd be able to sleep all the way until Santa got there |
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| Tree Decorating |
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| FLYING REINDEER!!!! NOW DASHER, NOW DANCER, NOW LOLA AND LUCY! |
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| Every good Reindeer practices their take-offs |
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| meanwhile, back in the house... |
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| Grandma/Twinkie/Gigi putting the finishing touches on Dinner with her special apron |
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| Outside is fun, but Lola and Lucy decided that they would rather watch us set up the food... |
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| "okay... you take the meatballs, I'm gonna snatch the fried Oysters!" |
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| VIP guests pause on the red carpet for their portraits |
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| What do you mean this bed is made for 1 dog??? |
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| 2 dogs, 1 human, 1 bed? no problem |
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| everyone gets a turn |
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| Everyone gathered for the reading of the christmas stories |
Before we knew it, it was Christmas!!! Lola and Lucy didn't wake up when Santa came, so they immediately had to run outside and check to make sure that he wasn't out there....
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| John sizing up his haul |
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| The Makenzie Childs cup trophy |
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| Patrick got a set of foot warmers for christmas |
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| who wants squeekie toys??? |
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| everyone signed up for the prestigious job of holding the bone while the puppies chew |
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| Next activity, outside to install the support bars and cargo carrier.... Everyone wanted in! |
