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| An answer to prayer: the city came and trimmed our tree and cleaned up afterward. Incidentally, our temporary backyard neighbor was scared off by all the tree work over the week and moved on. |
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| Joy's latest painting--Christmas themed. |
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| The beginning of the painting when it still could become many other things. |
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| Bryce and Griffin play Armada, sadly this time without Garrett, who already was back in Tennessee. |
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| Wrecker sits at attention to see what he could get for breakfast instead of the standard bowl of cat food. |
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| Q'ira curls up on the arm of the couch to have the high ground. |
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| Bryce begins to use his paint spray gun. |
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| The boys work on constructing their Star Wars Legion game pieces. |
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| Huge Armada Battle: Imperials vs Rebels while Garrett was still home. |
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| Griffin and Bryce missing their brother, but still playing games. |
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| Bryce doing his quiet time with breakfast. |
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| Griffin working on his Legion game pieces--he's got a few more to build... |
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| Bryce spray painting with a protective backdrop. |
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| Joy still had to go into work during the "break" but at least she wasn't trying to prep science lessons too. |
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| Griffin and Bryce went ice skating with Sierra View: Jake, Hans, Jude, Griffin, Titus, Bryce, Caleb. |
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| The boys work on Christmas cookies. |
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| Brett got to play X-Wing with Griffin and Garrett while Bryce worked on projects. |
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| Wondering whether our breakfast will be taken by Q'ira. |
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| Joy finished this painting of Mary w child before Christmas. |
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| Q'ira makes a dangerous pass through the Armada game. |
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| Wrecker snuck into the forbidden zone... |
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| ...settled for a nap on Joy's legs... |
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| ...or on her shoulders in the sun. |
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| Q'ira's favorite place: under the Christmas tree. |
