normans’s blog Vox 2008-01-07T05:02:23Z Deanna http://normans.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c225251d5cf219/tags/christmas/ Two to five in two Christmas Album tag:vox.com,2008-01-07:asset-6a00c225251d5cf21900e398cfa3210001 2007-12-25T03:48:04Z 2008-01-07T05:02:23Z Deanna http://normans.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

2008 Christmas

Click on the picture to the left for the photo's I've uploaded of our Christmas. This main photo is of Sarah Christmas morning before my family showed up. She likes to hang out in the kitchen and demand food while someone is cooking. This time s...

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Dressed in their holiday PJ's, the kids descended into Christmas like a storm. Alex was the only one who understood want "Santa is Coming" really meant and he was up about 4am telling me "Mommy, I think I heard something... I think I heard a jin...

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]]> Reviving Tradition tag:vox.com,2006-12-27:asset-6a00c225251d5cf21900d09e490719be2b 2006-12-27T03:13:35Z 2006-12-27T03:15:41Z Deanna http://normans.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Mom used to have a big boxing day meal for the Byrne family when we were still the "kids". We all still poke fun at the "kids table" that most of us sat in well into adulthood with some hope of eventually graduating to the "adult" table. This ye...

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]]> Alice's Wonderland tag:vox.com,2006-12-27:asset-6a00c225251d5cf21900d10a791cfd8bfa 2006-12-25T19:58:21Z 2006-12-28T01:25:30Z Deanna http://normans.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Christmas Day we were late to reach the Norman family gift giving and meal at Alice's but they still waited for us (thanks folks). Sue, Jen, Don, Adam, Alyson, Alice, May - it was especially nice to see Tracy and the kids again. Joe too off early...

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Poor Alex didn't quite grasp the tradition of "daddy" going downstairs first and him having to wait until Daddy was ready for the kids to come down (aka turn on the tree and get the video camera). The poor child almost started Christmas morning c...

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I couldn't resist dressing the girls up for some photos. Alex and I got our cameras and did a photo shoot while the girls sat in front of the tree in our livingroom. What can I say, these two presents are the best gifts we got this year and Sanat...

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]]> Oh Christmas Tree! tag:vox.com,2006-12-18:asset-6a00c225251d5cf21900cdf3a895cfcb8f 2006-12-18T21:52:57Z 2006-12-18T21:54:10Z Deanna http://normans.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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After a successful hunt, we let the tree dry overnight and stuck it up the next day. Stewart, Jen and Don came over to help decorate it. Alex has been pretty good with the tree so far but Samantha rolled until she got under it and managed to pull...

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]]> Annual Hunt! tag:vox.com,2006-12-18:asset-6a00c225251d5cf21900d09e473d0bbe2b 2006-12-16T17:52:04Z 2006-12-18T17:53:56Z Deanna http://normans.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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For many a year my family has been doing our Annual Christmas Tree Hunt. I remember when we used to hike to the old scout camp and spend the day hunting one down, drinking hot chocolate, singing christmas carols and dragging the darn tree back to...

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