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Christmas 2012

Christmas came and went with a flurry of activity once again!  We had gatherings on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and a week-long gathering when Chelan's brother and family flew in from CA on Christmas Eve!  Laughter, gifts, projects, tears, playing with cousins, basketball, games, movies, sleepovers, eating (lots of eating), sickness, go-carts, dirt bikes, Mary & Joseph - it was all covered during our Christmas!  We are truly blessed!

Epp Christmas and Christmas Eve:
Angel Band

My Uncle Jim and cousin Noah after a
hilarious reindeer game!
Christmas Eve  - everyone is actually smiling!
A new hat!
A "twilight turtle" - Cambry didn't put this down
for 2 days!  
new hats!

a new coat for Addi!
Snacks after gifts!
Our Family Christmas:
Cambry got to work quickly on her new easel!
There have been at least 15 pictures painted
with the new paint and paper!
A new air seeder set
a new doll named Clara.  She also got that
K-State cheerleader outfit from us.
Duerksen Christmas:
Too much love?


Duerksen Cousins

One of Delaney's many performances of "Away
in a Manger"  She always followed it up with,
"Thank you so much!"
We had a little birthday party for Jesus Christmas night.
Happy littles!

Chayce digs for dinosaur bones in the
project room- one of the gifts from Grandma
and Grandpa
Finn could fall asleep anywhere if he was tired enough!
Rocket launching with Uncle Matt
Grandma signals the launch with the wildcat
flag made by Mace and Caiden!
More love for Boden

Mary and Joseph and the angel - Finn and Delaney
discussed who would play which part all week long!
The time came for the nativity scene - no Mary!  Delaney was sick.
One more try with Mary
Go-Cart fun - this was right before Caiden's dirt bike accident - just a
few scratches on him thankfully, but Mace's brand new
 bike has a broken fender



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