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For Christmas this year, Grammy and Grampy gave the girls a Fisher Price camera designed for children.  It’s super easy to use, pink, and very durable.  Frankly, it is probably designed for a slightly older age child, but the girls like it and they’re even starting to get the hang of how to take a picture - with the biggest problem being that they sometimes take the camera away from the subject before taking a picture which results in many pictures of the floor.  Anyway, I thought it was time to share with all of you some of their perspective and things that make them smile.

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Just wanted to post a quick note of apology for the lack of writing over the past couple of weeks.  The entire family has been under the weather, and the girls have caught it again (twice this go ’round).  Fortunately, I think that we have finally just about licked this and assuming that mama and I don’t get it again we should be back to regular posting shortly.

Thanks for your patience!

Papa

The “holiday season,” the time between Christmas and January 2, is supposed to be a time of rest, relaxation, family and fun.  It certainly was for us this year, but all the “free time” that I thought I would have is gone and the season is now behind us.  Sadly, for someone that was considering “live blogging” their Christmas morning, Papa is finally getting around to posting in their blog to talk about the day.

Santa came to our home with a very generous set of gifts and the girls got a great big kick out of the decorated tree and cookies, water and carrots (for the reindeer) that were consumed between the time they fell asleep and woke.

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This past Sunday we made a trip over to Cupertino to walk at one of the parks near to the resevoir.  I’m sure that it has a name, but for the life of me I can’t remember.  I do remember, however, that it’s very near to Deep Cliff Golf Course.  The girls really seemed to enjoy walking around the park and we even got to stop into the 4H gardens and goat farm to view the late harvest and goats.  Both of the girls had a lot of fun petting, calling out to, and feeding the goats.  I think the goats had a good time, too.

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There is really something wonderful about fall, and even though we don’t have the more traditional “seasons” out here in California, we do have leaves that fall out of trees, and what a world of fun those leaves can be.  Natalie was sleeping and Sofi wanted to spend some time outside, so we broke out the leaf-blower to clean up the yard.  For someone that normally abhors loud noises, Sofi had a wonderful time playing, laughing, and running about.  You can see in some of these pictures that we were blowing the leaves in her direction and at other times she was throwing them back.  Sure, it added to the work, but that’s okay.

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If you’ve waded through the last post you’re likely done listening to me ramble, so this time I am going to share some photos.  The pictures are taken from about a year ago now and will hopefully show you just how wonderful my children are and how much they’ve grown.

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The guys who fear becoming fathers don’t understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.  The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent.  ~Frank Pittman, Man Enough

We didn’t get as many photos at thanksgiving dinner as I would have liked, but we had a wonderful time all the same.  Dinner was great, the company was wonderful and the children had a wonderful time.  Mama did an absolutely wonderful time of entertaining the children and there were even games like pin the hat on the turkey and potato races.  And, while I know the children enjoyed the games, they really enjoyed the prizes, which made everything a wonderful success.

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Making the decision to have a child is momentous.  It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.  ~Elizabeth Stone

It’s not often that dessert is something other than chocolate, and it’s not often that dessert is a participatory event, either.  To change that, the other night we decided to try and make some fancy rice-crispy squares (er, circle?) that came with a decorative topping.  The girls had a wild time putting the red and orange on top and although there were supposed to be candies on top, too, they were eaten outright before making it to the top.  Loads of fun.

Papa

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.  ~Fran Lebowitz

Just a quick note of well wishes for everyone.  It’s Thanksgiving day and we’re getting ready to head out for good food and cheer with some of the family, but before we go we wanted to take a minute to wish each of you and your families a wonderful holiday.  We will be thinking of you and remain thankful that you are a part of our lives.

Papa

P.S.  Yes, I will have photos later, after the festivities, and I will be sure to post them.  Be patient!

Trick or Treat!  The doorbell just rang for the 100th time tonight and the costumes keep getting better and better.  Of course, I think that my puppy and kitty were the two best costumes out there, and the sheer excitement that Sofi and Natalie showed tonight is nearly unrivaled.  Even now at a little after 8:00 they’re still hyped up and raring to go - running to the door every time someone comes up, eager to hand out the treats that we’re giving out.  Very fun.

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