Christmas Day was special this year. We started the day by joining our church body for a one service unified celebration followed by some time conversing with friends and connecting before heading home for a low-key day of calling Joy's family, playing games, and giving gifts to each other. Bryce got to reveal all that he had been working so hard to create for the last month plus with some handmade gifts that he was super excited to share.
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| Qi'ra enjoys one of her favorite parts of the season, laying under the tree. |
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| Bryce felt Dad needed an upgrade from his USPS box that held his baseball game and so he made this playing board and box out of perler beads! |
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| He drew Boba Fett and Fennic Shand for Brett and Joy. |
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| He drew Bo-Katan, Obi-Wan, Darth Maul, Ashoka, Anakin, and Rex from Clone Wars for Garrett. |
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| Qi'ra says cheers to another year! |
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| Dinner on fine china as a family! |
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| Boys on the couch together. |
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| Bryce made a paint brush holder out of perler beads for Joy to replace her sorry looking plastic cup. |
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| Playing our new game Ten-zi as a family in between gift giving. |
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| Watching Griffin open a present! |
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| Wrecker lounges on the table by the tree. |
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| A Pokemon card holder box, custom made with Griffin's favorite Pokemon character (Umbreon) on the cover by Bryce! |
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| Talk about raising the bar! |
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| Jaxson, Benjamin, Dawson, Pastor Travis, Kaela, Dillon, Garrett |
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| Family photo op at church. |
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| Small Group: Ira, Avonlee, Daren, Sophy, Gabe, Tish, Lucas, Liam, Bryce, Griffin, Joy, Brett, Garrett (missing the Smith family) |
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Upperclass photo welcoming home some college freshmen back:
Maci, Lily, Kaela, Jake, Jaxson, Dawson, Dillon, Benjamin, Braden, Garrett, Tyler w Ethan in front |
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| Garrett with his old small group Jaxson, Dillon, Paul C, Jake. |
