Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Yule!!!


Yule is our favorite holiday.



We visit with Santa.






Decorate the tree...



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We have certain traditions every year.



The kids get new ornaments. One of Sugey's!




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Ryan's




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Daryn's



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One more Sugey ornament.



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Kailen's



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We also have a nice big Yule dinner.




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And of course open presents!



We give pajamas, perfume/cologne and some knitted items. Yule presents mean more than the ordinary holiday toys. They are given from the heart.


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The boys got matching hats!




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Kailen's reaction to his jammies!



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Mark's response!




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Kailen admiring his Skull Illusion Scarf




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Sugey Jammies!


I heart footies!


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I adore my kids!



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Ryan opening gifts.


In her new jammies!


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Daryn in her new beaded scarf!



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More Yule gifts!


My kids are so grateful to have such loving people in their lives.



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Sugey is learning how to read!




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Kailen is always happy with weaponized gifts!




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If only it were big enough for her to sleep in...



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A drawing set for Daryn.





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Of course I can't list every gift the kids got. What means the most to me is hearing them say that Yule was their favorite holiday because they knew how much I loved them. To be with my children, that is the best gift in the world. Every moment spent with them is a gift.

Happy Yule!



Making Things for Yule

We all made things this year for Yule.





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A stocking for Daryn



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Heart to Heart Scarf




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Skull hats for the boys.




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We all know how to knit!


And now Sugey does too!



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Bella Mitts for Ryan



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Ornaments for Mom and Dad.





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A crown for the king beast.




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Homemade Gingerbread Cookies!




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Making cookies is always messy!





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Gingerbread House by the boys.




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Lots of icing.




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Yule Cookies!




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Fudge!!!!




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Making ornaments!




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These are also a tradition.




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Banana Bread




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A bit of quilting




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More knitting!!



Can you guess what this is?


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Forming.....




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Caiden's Fox Scarf!





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Daryn Knitting!!!




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It's the best feeling to have passed down the skill of knitting and watch it being used.



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Kailen's Skull Illusion Scarf appearing.




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Last before Yule but not Least...



Mark took Kailen camping during the first snow of the year.


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Cohutta Wilderness