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| Visiting Santa at his workshop inside the downtown Seattle Nordstrom store. |
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| Telling Santa what's on our list. |
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| Now we're waiting for a train to take us to go see Santa at another of his workshops. |
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| Where is that train? |
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| I see a bright light way down the tracks... |
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| It's the Santa train! |
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| Look! The Santa train is here! |
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| On board the Santa train! |
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| The Santa train takes us from North Bend to Santa's workshop in Snoqualmie. |
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| Dad went with me, too! It's an antique rail car, so it doesn't have any heat - and it was near freezing this day! |
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| Watching the scenery go by. |
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| Waiting in line to meet Santa in his workshop. |
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| Santa! |
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| Drivin' my own choo choo at the North Bend rail depot. |
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| My list for Santa was this long! |
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| Mt. Si rises behind the town of Snoqualmie. |
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| On the train back to North Bend! |
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| Now we're at the Hunter Tree Farm, in Seattle, to pick out a Christmas Tree. |
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| And then that afternoon, it snowed in Seattle! |
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| Our neighbor Cindy shows off her decorations in the snow. |
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| Who do I spy in the front doorway? |
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| Before the Christmas Tree. |
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| Our annual neighborhood progressive holiday dinner ends up at Tom and Sherrill's house. |
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| John enjoys the dessert course. |
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| Time for our annual neighborhood group photo (and outtakes!) |
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| This year we again visited the Garden 'd Lights at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. |
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| The Poinsetta Tree |
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| The spider returns again this year! |
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| Frog reflected in pond. |
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| Swan pond |
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| Fuschia basket |
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| Peahen and Peacock |
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| Grandma Pat, Mom and John and parrot. |
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| With flash... |
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| ...without flash. |
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| Waiting in line to ride the Westlake Carosel with Grandma Pat and Grandma Karin. |
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| The carosel goes around... |
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| ...and around... |
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| ...and around. |
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| What else goes around in circles? |
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| Choo choos go around in circles! |
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| Helpin' mom wrap presents. |
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| Puttin' presents under the tree. |
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| The perpetual motion machine caught on camera being hyperactive on Christmas Eve - who'd a thunk it? |
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| Showin' off for everyone. |
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| Momma relaxes next to the tree. |
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| John was told that he could open presents after dinner - so he waits patiently for dinner. |
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| I'm stil waiting... |
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| Okay - dinner is out of the way - let's open presents! |
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| Grandma Janet and John help distribute the gifts. |
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| What comes in a box shaped like this? |
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| Monster trucks from Alaska! |
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| Books are good presents! |
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| So are Aquadoodles! |
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| Pictures of grandsons make good presents for grandmas. |
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| Grandma Pat got a new coat! |
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| Hey - here's what comes in boxes shaped like skis! Skis! |
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| The snow in the living room could use some more grooming... |
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| Santa filled John's stocking! |
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| And brought more presents, too! |
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| Santa brought Curious George DVDs. |
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| Santa brought a Thomas calendar, too! |
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| Santa brought Jeremy the Jet Plane, too! |
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| Playin' with Jeremy the Jet Plane. |
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| The Island of Sodor reappears in our family room. |
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| Mother Nature provides a White Christmas on Christmas Day! |
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| Playin' with my new digital camera at Grandma Karin's house on Christmas Day. |
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| Partyin' with Grandma Janet at Mommy's birthday party! |
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| Enjoying some quality time with the Birthday Girl. |
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| John's family at Kathleen's birthday dinner. |
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| Goofin' off at mom's party. |
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| Looks like another successful birthday party! |
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