The first leg of our Christmas tour of Minnesota was to Ivanhoe and the Veire
Christmas. This year mom had a new kitchen and the wall between the dining room
and living room had been removed which meant for the first time we were all at
one long table (actually about 5 tables pushed together!) Dad would have been so
proud the sit at the head of that group. We know he was with us!
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For the first time in years all at one table
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Had to knock out a wall to do it!
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Kid end
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Nice buns Earl
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Speaking of buns...that is all Carson ate for Christmas dinner
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Austin and Logan helping clean up...what is their motive! Gifts?
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Carson thanks Chelsey for the gifts
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Riley thanks Molly for the gifts
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Taylor opening
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Taylor thanks Chad for the gifts
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Jacob thanks Riley for the gifts
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Austin opening
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Austin thanks Carson for the gifts
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Logan opens
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Logan thanks Austin
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Molly needs a drink break from all this opening
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Greg calls....WISH YOU WERE HERE! WE MISS YOU!
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Molly thanks Taylor
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Chelsey opens (I want that top)
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Chelsey thanks Jacob
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Chad opens
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Chad thanks Logan
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Grandma got an SDSU jacket for the Rose Parade. She's very happy!
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The kids gave grandma gifts for her new kitchen
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This sure is grandmas place
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Carson thanks Godmom Tami
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The Veire kids check out mom and dads book from Godson Carson. Disney trivia. Going for 5th trip to WDW Veire's?
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Chad's dorm ornament
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Scott checking out pj tay new jammies
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What girl doesn't need bunny slippers?!
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SDSU!
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Thank you godparents Scott and Tami!
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Austin unwraps his box from grandma
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Taylor into her box
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Logan rips away
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Riley finds his woopie cushion!
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Carson can't wait to get into his box
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Chelsey doens't even wrap all the paper!
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Molly shows her softball ornament
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Yes! Legos!
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Train ornament
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Chad gets a fun new toy
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fun new toys
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Where's Carson!
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10 Christmas together!
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HEY! I'm in another picture. Who had my camera?
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New dishes! Thanks mom
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So much room in here now
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Carson dragging his loot box
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Grandma is still unwrapping
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hey, a bus to the casino
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Chelsey got a tattoo!
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Now we are going to play the Theme Gift game. We brought a $2 gift that had something to do with Minnesota. Carson did not want anyone to take his box
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nice pinecone molly
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Wrapping is worth everything. Due to it's outer appreance this was a hot gift to steal
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See...now Chelsey and mom are checking it out
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Cami steals it away
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Earl...that's the gift you brought! (he didn't know of course becasue I wrapped it!)
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Time to open...Carson's was Old Dutch chips. He was happy and shared!
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That pretty gift was a fly swater and ice scraper. MN winter and summer
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MN lottery ticket and north woods tree air freshener
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3M note pads (a MN company) Molly very excited!
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Carson wanted to sleep by all his new Legos
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Next day - time to put them all together!
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Big Molly with baby Molly
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Daddy with his "pretty girl" Jeff and Chelsey
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The day to relax!
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Still building
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Carson putting out reindeer food for Dasher, Dancer, Pracer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
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Treats for the Big Guy!
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Carson dictated and daddy wrote the note to Santa
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The beautiful stocking Crystal made for Carson
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Santa was here!
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He ate the cookies and drank the milk
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Carson discovers his gifts
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grabs the stocking first thing
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Shows grandma the note and Santa drew a santa face on it.
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