February 23rd was Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day, and Holly was taking her pup for a walk down by the lake.... It was cold and windy, and she had brought along a treat for her dog... "Here you go boy..." No sooner did she take out the treat, than another dog came running..... She heard a lot of barking coming towards her.... It seemed that every dog in the park was coming for her biscuit... "Good thing I brought along an even bigger one!" "Now there's enough for everybody."
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March 1st is National Peanut Butter Day, so Avery and Emily were over at the dragon's lair, helping make peanut butter sandwiches for a picnic.... Avery was busy slicing up the loaf of bread... ...while Emily spread the peanut butter. But the little dragons weren't being much help... Peanut butter was one of their most favourite foods, and Elliot couldn't wait to try the sandwiches... Nuri wasn't even waiting for the sandwiches, but was helping herself to the peanut butter with a spoon... "You know.....at that rate there's not going to be any left for our picnic."
After taking photos of St. Nicholas visiting the Royal castle, it was time to change the set to Miho's castle. Which meant switching some of the furniture, all the wall hangings and the table coverings. There were a lot of dolls, and I do try take a few photos of the entire room with everyone in it, trying to take al least one with everyone clearly in the photo and not blocked by someone else. Then I move in to take the closer up photos, to draw attention to the various parts of the scene.... I'll keep getting in closer and closer.... Unfortunately, my castle walls aren't that high - just the height of a sheet of foam core - so whenever there's a wider group of dolls, the photos usually end up with the tops of the walls and the edge of the table showing. Then it's just a matter of cropping in... Then finally, with the last of the Christmas dinner photos taken, it was finally time to clean up all the Christmas decorations for another year.
Just a collection of photos of the Avery Twins and baby Mika, to show their size comparison.
The baby elves were first released last May, and I ordered one, not really having worked out in my head where it would fit into my doll families. Then in September DHS released the baby elves a second time, but with an assortment of different faceplates. So I ordered a second one with all the faceplates - laughing, straight, grumpy, and sleeping. The first baby arrived last summer, and had already been adopted by Agnes and Matias, and the second one which was due any time, was going to end up with the House Elves, so I wanted to see how it would fit in with the Avery twins. With all three babies there, the entire family was complete. Baron was thinking about how much his life had changed during the past year. He had a beautiful wife who he loved very much. ...and two beautiful babies. He had discovered that his father was still alive, and that he had a brother... ..and he was an uncle to two sweet little girls.... He felt very blessed.
A few minutes later the maid came back again. "I'm sorry, but the twins are awake now too." "...and the cook and I are too busy with dessert to really keep an eye on them. I was hoping they'd be happier here." Naomi smiled at her children, "Well, I suppose Christmas is far too exciting to sleep the day away." Miho reached out to take Daniel. "You can sit here with me," And Naomi reached for her daughter. And then the entire family was together at the table... And Naomi couldn't help but think just how blessed she was.
Everyone was enjoying dinner, and then the maid came in... "I'm sorry to interrupt, my Lady." "The baby is awake, and many of the servants have gone home to be with their families today, so we are a little short staffed." "So I was hoping that she could join you." Dominic reached out for his granddaughter, "By all means. I'll take her." "She can sit with me...." "...right here at the head of the table, where she can have a clear view of everyone."
It was finally time for dinner. All the babies were asleep, having a late afternoon nap... ...and everyone was looking forward to a nice peaceful time together. Lisa was considered as part of the family, and was there too... It was Naomi's third Christmas in this world, and so much had changed during the past year. She was so thankful that Baron had survived his terrible ordeal last winter, and that they now had two beautiful children together. Baron had been reunited with his father, and discovered that he had a whole family that he never even knew existed. And it was so nice with everyone being all together like this. They were all looking forward to a lovely dinner together.
Dinner was still a way off but the girls were hungry, so Miho took them to get a treat to help tide them over. There was gingerbread and almond pastry.... ....but Olivia went straight for the candy canes. Miho thought candy canes weren't exactly the best choice, but it was a special day after all... ..and she didn't say anything, even when Olivia reached for a second one.
Dominic was enjoying having his son's family around. He had really missed his granddaughters... They were both growing up so fast. Baron and Naomi were enjoying their visit as well, and with Lisa helping with the babies, they could sometimes take a moment just for each other. "I'm hungry, Grandfather..." "Is it almost dinner time?" "Not for a while yet." "But my tummy is all growly right now already." Miho felt sorry for the child. As Dominic's partner, she was now a Grandmother to his son's two little daughters as well. "Why don't you come with me, and we can find you something to eat?" "Yes, go with your Grandmother, and she can get you something." But Olivia was a little uncertain. She had only met Miho for the first time a few days ago. Her parents had told her that Miho was going to be her new Grandmother, but right now she was just a stranger. "Go on now. It will also give the two of you a chance to get to know each other better."
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