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Christmas in the mountains, with family and two excited toddlers: magical!

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Aunt Janne treated us all to some cross country skiing on Christmas eve. Ben and Megan tagged along and patiently waited while us newbies shuffled along, fell or painfully discovered going uphill on skis is harder than it looks!

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Christmas in Golden has been pretty magical – the photos likely speak for themselves!

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If you happened to miss it, here is a recap of our 24 days of Elfcapades! Kasey, Ginger and Stella have returned to the North Pole but hopefully (if they girls are really good) they’ll be back for more mischief next year!

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Grandma and Pop-Pop arrived in Golden on Sunday, so our party is complete. Games, baking and lots of great food and drink have been the theme since then, and the pictures below cover some of the indoor fun, plus our escape into the woods for a morning snowshoe.

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The Armstrongs (and the Elves) are in Golden this year for the holidays! So, the elves have helped pack the girls’ suitcases (and hinted that they shouldn’t be forgotten!), played with Aunt Janne’s Christmas decorations, climbed the Arlt Christmas tree and got into the Quality Street and Purdy’s chocolates…. Just 2 more sleeps and we’ll […]

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Babysitting, hot chocolate sipping, story telling, tea partying and, as Elodie calls it, “make ups! make ups!”

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The elves continue to surprise us (ok, the girls!) each morning with their evening adventures! They got their check-up by Dr. Molly (named after cousin Molly) to ensure they didn’t all catch the cold that went through our house; watered our plants and read stories to the other toys. The highlight so far, however, has […]

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The Magic Elves continue to be a big hit! The girls tuck them in every night with progressively more elaborate bedtime routines which now include songs (usually Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star), kisses and of course the magic snowflakes which allow them to come to life for their evening adventures! This week Stella the reindeer had […]

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We may design the Christmas card but Belle takes her role as card decorator very seriously – that is until her short attention span kicks in and she moves on to another task! But rest assured the location of each snowman, snowflake or reindeer stamped on the outside of your holiday card was decided upon […]