Traditions.

Since this was my third Christmas, I am starting to understand the idea of tradition. There are things you do every year, and there are things you do for the first time that you could do every year. Here is my list of things that have become tradition and I hope will be traditions,

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Visiting the Christkindl Market,

 

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Ice Skating downtown,

 

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Freezing while looking at the lights at the zoo,

 

 

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Making gingerbread men,

 

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and making a gingerbread house.

 

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Reenacting the story of baby Jesus and the princesses,

 

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Wearing a new outfit on Christmas Eve,

 

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Hanging at the slopes while mom and dad ski on Christmas Day,

 

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And, of course, spending every evening gazing at the sparkly tree!

 

It really is a wonderful time of year!

Merry Christmas.

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I think I understand Christmas a little bit better this year. There was a Mary and a Joseph and a baby Jesus and some animals and I think an angel. And something called a manger. I’m not sure what that is, and I don’t think baby bother uses one.

It is a good story and I’m glad we celebrate it every year. I’m also very glad little bother joined us to celebrate this year!!

Merry Christmas!

The tale of two trees.

We have two trees this year for Christmas. Probably because I am two this Christmas. Or maybe because we drove a very long way to cut down our own tree this year and couldn’t decide which one to take home. So, this is the tale of our two trees.

We drove a long time. I sat in the back and serenaded my family with the b-i-b-l-e song. They loved it.

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We drove narrow canyon roads that wound through square tunnels.

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Once we arrived at the place of many trees, we tramped through the snow looking for the perfect tree.

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I took an occasional snow eating break.

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Auntie Gwendie and Grampy are behind me claiming small tree number one.

Grampy and Auntie Gwendie did the massacaring, I mean tree chopping.

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Auntie Gwendie and Grampie preparing to claim big tree number two.

And little bother was a lazy bum.

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Stay tuned to see our trees all decked out once we got them home, miles and miles and many b-i-b-l-e’s later!!

Mooey.

Earlier this fall we went to an ice cream store called “Sweet Cow.” The ice cream was delicious, but these cows were the best part.

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Recently a box came in the mail. Inside was Mooey.

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A little bother and a cow in the same week! Woohoo!

 

 

 

I am two.

I turned two on Sunday.

I woke up from my nap to find that mom and dad had set up a party!

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Bubbly juice, carrots, and sprinkle cake!

Some of my favorite people showed up, and I opened presents, blew out candles, ate a cake, and wore my birthday girl hat.

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It was a great birthday!

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This is as good of a photo as we could get. Oh well!

So, thanks to everyone who came, and for all the gifts! It has been a great year! Can you believe I am two?!

Little Bother.

He is here! Bergen, my little bother, arrived one week ago!

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This is the first time I saw him.

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I gave him my necklace. Then I took it back.

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I like to hold him. For a second. Then I'm over it.

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He cries. I tell him to stop.

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He doesn't do much yet.

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But, he is the cutest baby I've ever seen.

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I love that he has joined our family.

Bergen, thanks for making me a big sister. I love you!

Vail by sled.

We went to Vail this week. We seem to go there fairly regularly! This was the first time I toured it by sled, though. I highly recommend it.

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Oh, but you need to have an awesome sled, and one of these to pull you around on that awesome sled:

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That is a giant snowflake!

I love Vail. And my sled. And snow. And my mom.