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The Christmas Season in San Francisco

·San Francisco, California·#bay area#christmas#family#holiday#winter-2011
A dark Christmas tree adorned with numerous bright, sparkling lights and diverse ornaments, including a cross and a doll.

Took the kids into San Francisco for some Christmas season doing-the-rounds. Somewhere in the middle of a line, waiting on whatever we were waiting on, our girl and her friend got to hugging and wouldn't let go of it — cheek to cheek, both of them grinning like it was the whole point of the trip. Maybe it was.

Back home in the evening the tree got its due. Both kids in the red gingham pajamas, the fire going, the little wooden train parked on the tree skirt. The oldest wanted her own turn in front of the tree and gave us a few poses, then a spin, hair everywhere.

The peg-doll nativity is out on the chair under the big-bulb lights — angel, wise men, two round sheep. One king still standing outside the stable, not quite arrived yet.

Two smiling children hug in the foreground, with other people and a paved outdoor area in the background.Two smiling children sit in front of a brightly lit Christmas tree and a fireplace with a fire.A smiling child in a pink dress stands in front of a brightly lit Christmas tree with a star topper.A young child in a pink dress stands in front of a brightly lit Christmas tree with ornaments and a star.A child in a red dress stands in front of a brightly lit and decorated Christmas tree with a star topper.A child in a patterned dress smiles in front of a brightly lit Christmas tree with a star topper and colorful ornaments.A wooden nativity scene with peg doll figures is illuminated by colorful string lights on a wooden surface.A handmade wooden nativity scene features peg doll figures and a stable, lit by colorful lights.

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