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Giving back today....getting into the Christmas Spirit

Every year we donate new toys, donate our change to the Salvation Army Kettle and drop our letters in the box (at the mall) for Santa. 

Today we accomplished all that in 1 day!



My gal pal, Deb, was visiting from Syracuse - BONUS - she got to share the joy with us







We have not done traditional pics with the Guy in the Red Suit in a while....high five worked!

What do you do to help instill the holiday spirit in your family?

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