{"id":1960,"date":"2011-12-13T20:58:57","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T01:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2011-12-13T20:58:57","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T01:58:57","slug":"and-it-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1960","title":{"rendered":"And, it begins…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here, there, and everywhere…that’s where we’ll be this Christmas! Everyone keeps asking if we’re staying IN town for Christmas, or traveling? It’s a hard question to answer. We have 4 trips. Three are just day trips, and one is an over-nighter. <\/p>\n

Our first was last night…we drove the 2+ hours east to visit Randy’s dad and step-mom. To the kids, they are Nana and Paw-Paw. We exchanged presents, and enjoyed some wonderful take-out chicken and BBQ from our favorite local place. Oh, and pie…<\/p>\n

Then, we took a few pictures…bear with me. <\/p>\n

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Dylan not looking…<\/p>\n

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Nana not looking. Oh well, we tried. <\/p>\n

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Our turn. Not bad! <\/p>\n

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Girls…<\/p>\n

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Girls laughing at the photographer<\/p>\n

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And, boys. Including the boy dogs. We brought Jack (black one) and they have Hogan. Hogan wanted SO badly to play with Jack, but Jack either cowered or growled at him. Poor manners, Jack. <\/p>\n

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Here we are, forcing them to sit beside each other. <\/p>\n

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And, here’s Jack sllllloowwly walking away as Hogan shows a little too much interest. <\/p>\n

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Randy and his “Pop”, as he calls him. <\/p>\n

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Since Jack was no fun, Randy decided to play with Hogan. That dog is about as strong as an ox. <\/p>\n

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Randy’s giving it his best growl…<\/p>\n

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The kids got into the fun, too. <\/p>\n

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Jack gets some girl love…<\/p>\n

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Ethan really cut loose. <\/p>\n

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Dylan then showed off his crazy skills in flexibility. <\/p>\n

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He can also do a full-out front split. All the way down. I’m thinking gymnastics might be in his future. Or Chinese acrobatics. <\/p>\n

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Is it just me, or is Marley looking OLD (as in mature) in this shot?<\/p>\n

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Lainey was doing cartwheel after cartwheel…it was hard to catch her in the actual act. <\/p>\n

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We were enjoying the show (Abbey was practicing her close-up shots with her camera…)<\/p>\n

We stayed later than we should have, and finally pulled back into the driveway about midnight. <\/p>\n

Next stop, Gram and Pa-Paul’s on Saturday. Did I mention that day is also someone’s birthday? Wonder who….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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