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# merry christmas!
- URL: https://www.bradenanderin.com/merry-christmas-5/
- Published: 2019-12-26T04:37:50.000Z
- Updated: 2019-12-26T04:38:45.000Z
- Author: erin
- Tags: family, around the house, winter, #Import 2023-10-16 11:47

It's been a fun and exhausting couple of days.

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On Christmas Eve morning we hosted our annual cookie party. There were lots of kids and lots of cookies.

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On Christmas Eve evening we went to a friend's house for dinner. It was after 11 PM when we took this picture. Some of us handled it better than others. Can you tell? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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It was a really late night for Santa... and he was busy.

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Christmas morning came early... real early. No surprise Emma was the first one up.

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This is what she wanted the most for Christmas.

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Looks like the girls were really good this year from the pile of trash we had when they were done opening presents.

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I love seeing the girls bring home the same gifts from preschool 3 years apart. Olivia in 2019 and Emma in 2016\. 💕

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