tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734121295129832162024-03-12T21:57:05.918-04:00ABC TripletsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger912125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-61889253276040333682012-06-28T17:21:00.001-04:002012-06-28T17:24:02.588-04:00End of the BlogI've decided to try to wrap up this blog when the kids turn 5, this August. I've found that I'm posting on Facebook the most current photos and cute things the kids have been doing, instead of posting here. So I will try to catch this blog up (Jan-August) in order to have a complete record of their first five years, and then call it quits. Thanks for following our adventures for so long.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-4049194841922478962012-02-19T19:35:00.000-05:002012-06-28T19:36:24.693-04:00First Snowman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We finally had a decent snowfall!
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In fact, with the amount of snow we had, and the age of the kids, they were finally able to make a snowman by themselves (except for stacking the balls...)
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Every now and then I plug my dad's camera, or Erin's phone into my computer to download photos they've taken of the kids. And sometimes, I haven't a clue what I'm looking at. From these photos, I can only assume that they were on a wild boar hunt.
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Today we went to my school's "Chocolate Party," where among other activities, the kids picked out costumes to dress up in for a photo shoot. We had tons of fun, and everyone got brownies to eat as a snack.
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Their half-birthday is always on Groundhog's Day, so the kids brought groundhog cupcakes into their preschool today.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-44464532268425095582012-01-25T19:28:00.000-05:002012-06-28T19:29:04.924-04:00Weather Balloon Launch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We took the kids out late at night to see a weather balloon launch in Blacksburg. It was amazing to see how high up we could still see the balloon!
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The kids love their new Egyptian playmobil set, and also love the "Inclined Plane" song from Sid the Science Kid.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-2523809447508312082012-01-21T18:21:00.000-05:002012-06-28T18:21:44.462-04:00Art Museum Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We took the kids to their first art museum, in Richmond. They enjoyed looking at some examples of modern art.
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We then took them to the visiting Egypt exhibit, where they watched a 3D film about mummies.
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Finally, we had enough snow to actually go sledding.
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And Betty, of course, loves to eat fresh snow!
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We took the kids on a hike up to the top of Buffalo Mountain in Floyd.
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We had a lot of fun getting to the top, but boy it was windy up there!
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After none of them actually blew off the mountain, we then had a nice picnic lunch.
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The triplets left their marks after a light snowfall this morning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-75170110985302454202011-12-31T17:58:00.000-05:002012-06-28T17:58:41.210-04:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Taking a page from her father, Coraline has started her own collection. She decided she's going to collect nutcrackers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-76527349669677774982011-12-29T17:54:00.000-05:002012-06-28T17:55:05.539-04:00Star-gazing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've started showing the kids the stars and planets at night, using an 11" telescope. Even though it's very cold, they enjoy seeing the sights.
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Since we still haven't had snow, we decided to make our own in the kitchen.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdc23UJ2i1_M5A5Xnd1jNHeAb6v6zksZEc-Tfh-8rV1B4nYdYCBb4wM7Z3Bf8xMi2zIfKZ9fUm0Ix2rCcWkYWC5-2VJtbPmd70CMh8rawsQ4cj_AlUoCoyLVXOjZthcIbeqYfJMOvOU6G/s1600/12_28_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdc23UJ2i1_M5A5Xnd1jNHeAb6v6zksZEc-Tfh-8rV1B4nYdYCBb4wM7Z3Bf8xMi2zIfKZ9fUm0Ix2rCcWkYWC5-2VJtbPmd70CMh8rawsQ4cj_AlUoCoyLVXOjZthcIbeqYfJMOvOU6G/s320/12_28_2.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-35912939449974473862011-12-27T17:55:00.000-05:002012-06-28T17:56:04.859-04:00Tired Superboy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nap-time is his kryptonite.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-81162364127165950842011-12-25T17:51:00.000-05:002012-06-28T17:52:06.181-04:00Christmas Morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Christmas morning, the kids waited patiently at the top of the stairs before seeing what Santa brought.
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Their big toy was the castle playmobil set. They had fun setting it up.
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The girls loved their custom-made "Scraps" doll from the Wizard of Oz. We then drove home, had dinner, and read Christmas stories before bedtime.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D3piQ5NslnVUhznPljoDA-t9qdl9mhUNmp7ICDoNIKH31iSQfIm58XQflHf05dG7wln4ROrKepYm0Pqrb-EBWclaiGw31ww3Ya6i_lNju7j7LzWatY_RaG2ZATvquC9b_YWM54DVPAGg/s1600/12_24_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D3piQ5NslnVUhznPljoDA-t9qdl9mhUNmp7ICDoNIKH31iSQfIm58XQflHf05dG7wln4ROrKepYm0Pqrb-EBWclaiGw31ww3Ya6i_lNju7j7LzWatY_RaG2ZATvquC9b_YWM54DVPAGg/s320/12_24_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689891766554303522" /></a><br />And then the kids left out cookies for Santa (and carrots for the reindeer).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rrhWu9-jT0RMjs34-MTdR30RvEAGt8fASqAm00M9wOlMB6i8S5hnrFDCn1r_8yXpswCXpFMjCzApqWVUnC9I7HWyTQHIW5lSYHM9btlDVDOk-BXzLaaDBlD7KGCOmhiTvXzLmOg-GLXF/s1600/12_24_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYRAjS49I8bn-ELlzibMS5NEjdPfDJSzSGVOCe2kcXRp1N9JKTzz6hVXp6vAIf7cQFqMqiDRS4RggsLonROhj8jI7RebgI2tUW7v_cT481Ec6xW1Eh4cqoUjn3ufw96QAJ4H2v4ozkjXS/s320/12_18_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688661607947491234" /></a><br />The kids were quite excited to see Aunt Emily, even if it was only for the day to exchange Christmas presents for her. Though she's and her husband have been in China for the past year, she's often in the triplets' thoughts. Just the other day Arthur looked up from his lunch and said, "Aunt Emily is sleeping now." To which Nana said, "That's right. She's on the other side of the world, isn't that funny?" And then Arthur fully explained, "The sun can only shine on one side of the Earth at a time. It's like people talking. Only one person at a time can talk."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBxdmHH6obeZ1dU3aN2cEBfN6DvyP1h_9LWB3QTaOt0xz00Rmsh-0yQxsgX3UhKFv5epgsFm5fK93xudELqYpJHq1-Un7NvJQeOxBrsSxop5VL1juzvkwUxLKr5Q87Qith0m-iCptKQm4/s1600/12_18_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBxdmHH6obeZ1dU3aN2cEBfN6DvyP1h_9LWB3QTaOt0xz00Rmsh-0yQxsgX3UhKFv5epgsFm5fK93xudELqYpJHq1-Un7NvJQeOxBrsSxop5VL1juzvkwUxLKr5Q87Qith0m-iCptKQm4/s320/12_18_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688661551192459634" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-42241077841259311102011-12-17T14:10:00.000-05:002011-12-21T14:11:56.799-05:00Cousins Cooking Christmas Cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWEyRXltMVsKiaGlLIvnsJHni3e4dACwhBCRbz8DrP7eHCNZVtYg0HsfWer1W9upPY8cW3NBCOZ6Swzf9cd7BLWbMYuip8pZCuJ6JkW-E3SJrMM3SeVrnQg-hqk8ItyACqD1z5l7dihiw/s1600/12_17_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWEyRXltMVsKiaGlLIvnsJHni3e4dACwhBCRbz8DrP7eHCNZVtYg0HsfWer1W9upPY8cW3NBCOZ6Swzf9cd7BLWbMYuip8pZCuJ6JkW-E3SJrMM3SeVrnQg-hqk8ItyACqD1z5l7dihiw/s320/12_17_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688661394886578546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtEpU9aG2Gj4LF-Y0gVc0JCSUEVMf1zsqYbuqXVWAPWYGiY2YrJGamrkUnUqifXNVr9YZq8Iqe_PjQyNo9TsvYKDP8P4swfggWOmLPnAbVG6eBYBk1tep3CwJZfk_b44469oIDyhwylpQ/s1600/12_17_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtEpU9aG2Gj4LF-Y0gVc0JCSUEVMf1zsqYbuqXVWAPWYGiY2YrJGamrkUnUqifXNVr9YZq8Iqe_PjQyNo9TsvYKDP8P4swfggWOmLPnAbVG6eBYBk1tep3CwJZfk_b44469oIDyhwylpQ/s320/12_17_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688661344539295858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXAwPZh7tJTPPnxLfbwEWqUvWItxOrSJ5dJ_ffOoJ7TNsceKVAeFl_fGWq-NseV7yzbp7zwBHAAwBptzl2vMiwlUnyO7dEv7qN8UID7b6HFB7dOaZ7omUD7NpmD7xEqW_uxMNr-fUoEkd/s1600/12_17_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXAwPZh7tJTPPnxLfbwEWqUvWItxOrSJ5dJ_ffOoJ7TNsceKVAeFl_fGWq-NseV7yzbp7zwBHAAwBptzl2vMiwlUnyO7dEv7qN8UID7b6HFB7dOaZ7omUD7NpmD7xEqW_uxMNr-fUoEkd/s320/12_17_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688661282809029506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JOuNz423DfqdSxrDGcAFM6u-VhtSy0SVLFvwbSA4vGHxVRtywEp6CTHhVAiNlxC_X4CObEDxdGhFVCiwtWKUCsdbyv4uRRsAtc1nsub6r7OFemcQ5ZaE56rEfnAzpDPMAD_vLREqH5Ck/s1600/12_17_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JOuNz423DfqdSxrDGcAFM6u-VhtSy0SVLFvwbSA4vGHxVRtywEp6CTHhVAiNlxC_X4CObEDxdGhFVCiwtWKUCsdbyv4uRRsAtc1nsub6r7OFemcQ5ZaE56rEfnAzpDPMAD_vLREqH5Ck/s320/12_17_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688661220891030370" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-81223045717155637762011-12-14T21:41:00.002-05:002011-12-24T21:43:05.368-05:00Coraline's Stocking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4kfMzpGrBerbHt4XrpV88v0Lq2WuSRutcMGTy4M_IquJsCGe0IjmlNg7uy-Ide7vbSTFJ7-Gvxr0UJ5DAX0ACM5LvbG9aCY20kVk7FrNuyws9pWte-ZM3JEVeLEqSbnxL3av7QpxStSk/s1600/12_14_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4kfMzpGrBerbHt4XrpV88v0Lq2WuSRutcMGTy4M_IquJsCGe0IjmlNg7uy-Ide7vbSTFJ7-Gvxr0UJ5DAX0ACM5LvbG9aCY20kVk7FrNuyws9pWte-ZM3JEVeLEqSbnxL3av7QpxStSk/s320/12_14_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689890599479277410" /></a><br />Erin just finished Coraline's stocking. Every year she's knit one for the family, and Coraline was thrilled to finally have hers finished. (She even forgo having Erin read her books at night, and encouraged her to knit instead). Now that the triplets' stockings are done, along with Nana and Pop Pop's, I think Erin will start hers next year. It'll be strange to have "Mom" knit into the stocking.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-60458774143634240412011-12-13T11:16:00.000-05:002011-12-21T11:17:57.961-05:00A Christmas Pile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05fYsCk_Grturt4mjnVPu-8Px_l9ySOoheKaBTX17Sny44vt8g6Ei20PIOfDTXoUg7mYjd900ZdbC_LE21Fsa4HfGiE9_pLaZMd6Ky8lhGQM_RYnzxdog7qnEcHjZ2T6nYPLX0EDfFVAi/s1600/12_13_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05fYsCk_Grturt4mjnVPu-8Px_l9ySOoheKaBTX17Sny44vt8g6Ei20PIOfDTXoUg7mYjd900ZdbC_LE21Fsa4HfGiE9_pLaZMd6Ky8lhGQM_RYnzxdog7qnEcHjZ2T6nYPLX0EDfFVAi/s320/12_13_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688616606109470338" /></a><br />After finishing decorating the tree, the girls piled on top of Arthur. When asked if he was ok, he said, "Yes, I'm fine, but one more sister would have been too much!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6RVdVpIhaPPVDfF0A943gGSbVnjZO78IppYTimqxxg6Qa2N58Mu_b5wLlDF4mV-7Wsi1Xaa9BVryG3X7ku-viKfxtSpBXYKDdLoV6DBqqLoRwiPCI7xYBb4Isz_TocaP-iHoItoCbNww/s1600/12_13_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6RVdVpIhaPPVDfF0A943gGSbVnjZO78IppYTimqxxg6Qa2N58Mu_b5wLlDF4mV-7Wsi1Xaa9BVryG3X7ku-viKfxtSpBXYKDdLoV6DBqqLoRwiPCI7xYBb4Isz_TocaP-iHoItoCbNww/s320/12_13_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688616443058525330" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-9859412489692210292011-12-04T11:16:00.001-05:002011-12-21T11:16:54.463-05:00Arthur's Rock Song<embed width="420" height="338" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid957.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae59%2Fabctriplets%2F12_4_ArthurSing.mp4"><br />We're not sure where this came from, but Arthur claims he created the song himself.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273412129512983216.post-19836789118516771212011-12-03T11:13:00.002-05:002011-12-21T11:15:58.825-05:00Picking Out A Christmas Tree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdwVsC6TKsBKRLN9Qno2yX3uzXULrK3guXkiSgqLw5br7Y8uksTP-M9E4VR_47gsjrECdDB7hHqb4YWypw4935EDSupYlG-NwTavH6BeKWw9oirgrMNyM6ZOw2vEgqXTRFJoy3CD31_um/s1600/12_3_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdwVsC6TKsBKRLN9Qno2yX3uzXULrK3guXkiSgqLw5br7Y8uksTP-M9E4VR_47gsjrECdDB7hHqb4YWypw4935EDSupYlG-NwTavH6BeKWw9oirgrMNyM6ZOw2vEgqXTRFJoy3CD31_um/s320/12_3_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688616118364580354" /></a><br />Today we took everyone out to a Christmas Tree farm in order to find out tree. The kids thought it was hilarious when Pop Pop tried to cut down the smallest, scraggliest tree of the bunch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm9FG8n-l3haCXh4qNay12d8KNG4G3ju_V8RewzXNA6jNzZbVADqtFb6DqJK8vCE_EIo4-gnJ_tXpYj-rF_DrYUQAWH9iHgIZttFMuWR2Z2HzHRgXKMN9WaOkdJFUI9Sk6dRGEosD6rFz/s1600/12_3_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTm9FG8n-l3haCXh4qNay12d8KNG4G3ju_V8RewzXNA6jNzZbVADqtFb6DqJK8vCE_EIo4-gnJ_tXpYj-rF_DrYUQAWH9iHgIZttFMuWR2Z2HzHRgXKMN9WaOkdJFUI9Sk6dRGEosD6rFz/s320/12_3_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688615840171531874" /></a><br />And "monk-sock" helped pick out our actual tree.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PSgbQ2Rs3tYZ5V29YbVu7rNvRj8o0m1rNiPvAXZDCif6jsT0wJlFG1QQlXFC3BEjlVpKbXC8QlKSIdPiG5GLEMs9StKX1A1YwtEw0IBqutECnB3VSYLLnQByEYlosQHm0YLFI4s9Uf3b/s1600/12_3_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PSgbQ2Rs3tYZ5V29YbVu7rNvRj8o0m1rNiPvAXZDCif6jsT0wJlFG1QQlXFC3BEjlVpKbXC8QlKSIdPiG5GLEMs9StKX1A1YwtEw0IBqutECnB3VSYLLnQByEYlosQHm0YLFI4s9Uf3b/s320/12_3_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688615666581876418" /></a><br />And the youngest got to put the angel on the top of the tree.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cxExwSehvPok8Fknfibd4M6GsEvTCAt3EgQGJGptI-NcKYNTl0_92BpWddm-_SH1DcgBhbYtqjl4-Mu0pq55FHujA-b4fMx989gqRfgMwkvqGnL4GL1vV3PgJcTHZkaKekBm2JWh-vcZ/s1600/12_3_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cxExwSehvPok8Fknfibd4M6GsEvTCAt3EgQGJGptI-NcKYNTl0_92BpWddm-_SH1DcgBhbYtqjl4-Mu0pq55FHujA-b4fMx989gqRfgMwkvqGnL4GL1vV3PgJcTHZkaKekBm2JWh-vcZ/s320/12_3_4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688615472684793394" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0