christmas repeat with gramma and papa

the morning (late morning) after our 2:30am arrival, we had a ‘christmas morning’ repeat with dave’s parents and gramma. games, ornaments, stuffed friends, clothes, and books were opened and enjoyed.

and then there is the famous singing reindeer hat! oh joy of joys! it lights up, sings “grandma got run over by a reindeer” and the antlers move back and forth!

it’s always so much fun to get to celebrate multiple times with different people. I love dragging out the season!

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