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Last year, I posted photos of a portion of our Christmas tree<\/a> and of our santons<\/a>. I’ve just been finishing up the seasonal decorations, so I thought I’d show you a couple of other things we use. <\/div>\n

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This first photo shows two special little bears. The one on the right (she has angel wings) reads the nativity story aloud from her book, and the one on the right reads ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas<\/i> to his little son, sitting in his lap. They’re both so cute! <\/div>\n

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These are two little sand cast figurines. Since we have our adorable red and white cocker spaniel, I fell in love with these and had to have them. The larger one (on the left) is running away with a string of holiday lights, while the three puppies in the basket on the right are all dressed for winter weather. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last year, I posted photos of a portion of our Christmas tree and of our santons. I’ve just been finishing up the seasonal decorations, so I thought I’d show you a couple of other things we use.  This first photo shows two special little bears. 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