Saturday, January 1, 2011

SANTAAAAAA! I know him!

The youngsters rose around 7, hair tousled and eyes heavy.  They dragged us out of bed as they begged permission to peek under the chimney.  I got my cameras ready and granted their request.  There were some curious clues left by only one possible source.  A few half eaten cookies and some raw carrots with bites bitten out of them.

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 Kaia found a spy kit left under her stocking.  "We're gonna crack this case WIDE OPEN!" -Kaia

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Gabby found a pogo stick under her stocking. "I got a pogostick! But I didn't get a real live penguin,"- Gabby

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Kaleb found a Helicopter lego set under his stocking. Dad didn't waste a second helping him assemble it.  
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 Penny found a wooden puzzle box under her stocking and proceeded to hand the gift over to me, while emulating Santa Clause, "HO!HO!HO!"-Penny
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They ripped apart all their stocking gifts and then we waited for Gammy to arrive, before the wrapped presents were opened (they were all from her).  

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Kaia received a warm coat, pants,a couple fuzzy hoodies, a joke book, biography chapter books, a pokemon playhouse, DS styluses, Christmas jammies, a new helmet, and the book Puff the Magic Dragon.

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Gabby received the book Jack and the Beanstalk, a fashion design drawing book, Christmas jammies, the newest Fancy Nancy book, and a fuzzy hoody, 

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Kaleb received a new Cars bike, helmet, and bell, a firetruck puzzle, a book about Things That Go, Buzz Lightyear jammies, and a Little People farm play set (to be shared with Pen).

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Penny received an umbrella, a Little People farm play set (to share with kaleb), several board books, a vanity makeup set, a compact ("I-make!"-Penny).

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Some things given to all the children were a Bendaroos set, a magnetic dart game, a finger paint art book and stamp pad.

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Ofcourse the grownups received fantastic handmade gifts, to be treasured always.

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Some classic direct quotes from the kids...

"I KNEW elves was real!"-Gabby

"You know, Sam's dad has Santa's phone number!!"-Kaia(her friend from school..not Sam Yonemoto)

"A new princess umbrella! How did Santa MAKE this??"-Kaia

"I'm on the CASE." -Kaia, with spy gear loaded

"The reindeer food is GONE! And There's a CARROT!"-Gabby

"Elves' VERY OWN WRITING! They have very good writing."-Gabby

"I can't believe that Santa ATE all the cookies!"-Gabby

"Who ate all the cookies that Santa didn't finish?? Kaia! You ate Santa's GERMS!!"

 

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