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our first (and maybe only!) carollers.

the two sisters on the left are half vietnamese|caucasian. i loved that they had a paper to remember their rendition of rudolph.

their paper says, "pls put money here if you liked it" and lots of hearts at the bottom. they were fundraising "to give money to the poor." ty ran and got this bag of money and without hesitation poured the whole thing in. what a sweetheart.

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adding to the decor.
covered the glass on my frames with christmas fabric.

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wrapped friend's presents.
: silly bands that i got in the philippines :

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steve's work christmas party, i guess.
at straits kitchen at the grand hyatt hotel

i loved the walls.
what a cool idea to use all different mouldings and paint them one color.

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i brought zero christmas decorations with us. thankfully, my momma taught me how to sew...sew (ha ha) i whipped up this tree skirt, based off of this tutorial. i am sew (sorry, couldn't resist) happy with how it turned out!
a couple dozen cookies later, we arrived at the church to view a live nativity. it was amazing! the spirit was so strong and the stake did a fantastic job portraying each aspect of the birth of our Savior. my favorite room was the angels.

there was an entire room of nativities from around the world. i loved the one from california (pictured bottom left) with rocks shaped like the nativity. very cool.

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letters to santa



it reads:
dear santa,
dear ty (i have no idea why, but he always addresses things to himself)
i am a good boy
camouflaging coat ("what makes me invisible")
flipping ("wheel truck") car
bakugan ("what's") blue
gold
lego book
<3 ty

ps. ty had swimming today. that's why he has no shirt on.
rhett is neked because he just ate dinner.

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another mall show : mr men and little miss
and my first visit to takashimaya.
i wish i had a wide angle lens to catch all of the merchandise leading up to the show. here's a glimpse.
i tried to get the boys to go down and meet the characters afterwards, but no dice.

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sais christmas party.
i'm glad we caught santa before he got in a taxi. i guess he gave the reindeers the night off. :)

making a christmas craft with friends, jacob and julian.

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the malls here have themed christmas events.
parkway parade's theme is toy story. perfect.
it was even better that our friends met us there to play.



please notice rhett's over the shoulder look. watch out derek zoolander.

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finally got a library card.
02 december : read christmas stories.

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i love getting into the holiday spirit by doing something christmas-y every december day until christmas. it doesn't have to be big; just something for holiday cheer.

when we first arrived, i was scouring craigslist for furniture. i came across someone selling their christmas tree + ornaments for s$25. i jumped on it. and i'm glad i did, since i heard that christmas lights alone go for s$20|box.

01 december : decorate the tree

just in case one ornament gets lonely, rhett added friends on the same branch.
whistling a happy tune.
the tree is the perfect height for ty
we put on every last decoration.


don't forget the bottom branches.
our perfectly, imperfect tree.
my sweet boys.