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Cozy Holiday Celebration at Home

·San Marcos, California·#bay area#christmas#holiday celebration#family#pets
A black and white dog with a red bandana lies on a floor in front of a decorated Christmas tree with gifts.

The dog put up with more than usual for the holiday celebration tonight. Before anyone arrived we got a plaid bow around his neck and then the Santa hat, and he held still under the tree with all the presents behind him, looking mostly resigned. The hat stayed on longer than I would have bet.

Then the house filled up with kids. One of the games was wrapping someone into a Christmas tree — green crepe paper head to ankle, gold tinsel wound over it, red bows stuck on, and a headband of colored bulbs with a gift bow on top. She grinned through the whole thing while her friend fed out more paper.

After that they crowded around the kitchen island for cookie decorating, a row of red cups down the middle of the counter, icing bags and sprinkles going in every direction. The cookie tray we set out barely survived. The carrots and celery did not move an inch.

A black and white dog with a red bow tie lies in front of a Christmas tree adorned with ornaments and wrapped presents.A black and white dog with a red bow lies in front of a decorated Christmas tree with many wrapped presents.A black and white dog wearing a Santa hat and red bow lies on a floor with Christmas presents and a tree in the background.A black and white dog wearing a Santa hat and a bow tie lies on the floor by a Christmas tree with presents.A black and white dog in a Santa hat and a red bow sits in front of a decorated Christmas tree with presents.A black and white dog wearing a Santa hat and plaid bow sits in front of a decorated Christmas tree with gifts.A child smiling, dressed as a Christmas tree with lights, tinsel, and bows, stands near another child indoors.Eight children decorate cookies at a large table laden with snacks, fruits, and a ukulele, with a lit Christmas tree behind them.

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