Christmas 2005 Childplay
Ashlyn gets a little lift.
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Jarin plays tug with Sammy.
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Ashlyn plays tug with Sammy.
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Jarin tries out dad's glasses.
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Must confess, this was a highly staged shot. I had Jarin kneel down and peek over the seat of a stool—not a high table—and push his car.
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Ashlyn goes for a spin.
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Faster!
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Sheer delight!
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I swear, I was not tickling him. Jarin gets these faces on all by himself.
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Mommy and me!
Christmas 2005 Childplay
I think she's broken!
Christmas 2005 Games
Ashlyn came up with a variation of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, so we played tape-the-nose-on-the-snowman.
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Kent takes aim before being blindfolded.
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Christmas 2005 Games
Later, it was time for the big cookie-decorating party.
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Love the expression!
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By now, you've hopefully figured out that Ben served in Iraq.
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Assuming you can read it, Ben is a Steelers fan. My dad is a Buccaneers fan, and this scene, obviously belonged to him.
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AAAHHHH! It's the Christmas Monster! Run away! Run away!
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Melissa did an amazing job!
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Tools of the trade.
Build Your Own Pizza, Christmas 2005
LuCinda first rolled out dough for all the pies.
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Pies then encircled the kitchen island with room in the middle for toppings.
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Ben decides his dough needed to be reshaped.
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A couple of quick tosses and…
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…up, up, and away!
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Mom tries out the dough-tossing, too.
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Jarin sneaks a taste.
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Sammy asks, "Can I have some?"
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During dinner, festive table toys produced minuscule prizes, popping streamers, and unexpected crowns. (Yeah, my mom is a twin—can you tell?)
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Kent and LuCinda.
Build Your Own Pizza, Christmas 2005
Melissa and Ben.
Build Your Own Pizza, Christmas 2005
Dad sticks it in his ear.
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Kent is figuring out one of the minuscule prize/puzzles…
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…it's a pyramid.
Parents' Christmas Tree, 2005
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Christmas Luminaries 2005
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Christmas Sparklers 2005
One of Jarin's prizes earlier in the day was a tank that blasted fireworks out the cannon.
Christmas Sparklers 2005
Time for sparklers.
Christmas Sparklers 2005
I absolutely love this shot! Don't you just feel his belief that he's waving some sort of magic want?
Christmas Sparklers 2005
Ashlyn was cute, too, but she didn't smile. Too intent on the sparkler.
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A small grin, but kind of dark.
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This probably would have been my favorite if Jarin had been smiling.
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Aren't they adorable?
Christmas Day 2005
The beautiful dinner table to be used later in the evening.
Christmas Day 2005
Secret Santa stockings.
Christmas Day 2005
Jarin and Ashlyn with grandpa and "gram."
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The gift giving begins.
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If you knew Ben, you'd know how appropriate this bumper sticker is.
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My first CD player!
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More power, arr arr arr! (with apologies to Tim Allen)
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It's gonna be pretty hard to use these now that you've moved to Florida.
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I was SOOO jealous of my uncle's gift, but it wasn't long afterward that the church I attended gave one to all the senior A/V workers as a thank you gift.
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The aftermath (and this was only a little bit of it).
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Santa Visits, Christmas 2005
Santa (a.k.a. Kent with an Irish accent) stops for a visit after his long day of gift delivery.
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At this age, Ashlyn had a pretty good idea daddy was just playing dress up, but was happy to play along. Jarin, on the other hand, was still young enough to totally buy it.
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