MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Haasnoot Christmas is an event we anticipate and look forward to every year. It is generally the only time we see some of the family and everyone makes a sincere effort to be there for the event.
We took a few pictures of the kids outfits before heading out the door.
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| Kathryn in her "Mrs. Claus" dress. |
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| A happy Willy in his Christmas sweater |
The weather was fantastic! Christmas cool and some snow,but clear roads. We decided to take the truck so everyone could see the movie.
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| Watching TV |
I really like this picture of Patrick! He's going thru a phase where he intentially makes faces in every picture. This is a true-to-life picture of what he really looks like. And he's happy!
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| Happy Patrick |
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Pilot
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| Co-Pilot in charge of pictures |
We arrived without incident. The table was set for the big feast:
And the ladies were busy in the kitchen:
The men did their thing sharing Christmas "spirits":
In typical Willam fashion, as soon as there was food ready, he had to eat:
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| MmmmM Ham! |
After the delicious feast, there were lots of snuggles.
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| Happy in Grandma's lap |
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| Cousins in Christmas colours |
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| More cousin snuggles. Love those hats! |
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| Happy baby with mommy |
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| Grandma Noot's big great-grandson |
Then it was time for presents!! The girls (Abby, Tara, and Kathryn) in their Mrs. Claus' hats passed out all the gifts:
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| Santa's helpers |
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| Opening his recorder |
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| Cheese! |
Willy recieved a tractor from Karen & Leo that he tried to ride:
And couldn't figure out why we were giggling at him:
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| whats so funny? |
Then we all bundled up and headed outdoors. There was much laughter when Willy appeared in his bio-hazard suit... our own little stay-puft marshmello man:
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| Again with the giggling... and I missed the punch line.... |
There was enough snow to make it interesting, and the littlier kids enjoyed tromping around in it...
..and making snow angels.
There was the traditional hockey game. This year it was girls vs. guys:
Willy met a man with his daughter and a dog. That was definetly the highlight of the outside adventure for him!
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| I fell down. Again. |
After we warmed up, Auntie Brenda braded Kathryn's hair. Gorgeous!
We spent more time chatting and being together before packing up and heading home. The moon was gorgeous and I attempted to capture its beauty:
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