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We all watched Kiki’s Delivery Service yesterday. Another in our Studio Ghibli “festival”. Not as good as Totoro or Ponyo, but the kids enjoyed it a lot.

DVD cover for Kikis Delivery Service, a Studio Ghibli film, showing a young witch flying on a broomstick over a coastal city with seagulls and a black cat
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We all really enjoyed My Neighbor Totoro on Christmas. Great Studio Ghibli film. 🎬

DVD cover for My Neighbor Totoro showing a small girl with a red umbrella standing in rain beside the large grey creature Totoro at a bus stop
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We played Photosynthesis for the first time and had a great time. Recommended game with a lot of strategy, but still playable by younger kids. 👍🏻

Photosynthesis board game in progress on a wooden table, with colorful 3D paper trees in green, orange, and blue on a circular forest board.
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Time for traditional Christmas Eve dinner off the grill! First, have to “bottom start” the Big Green Egg to unfreeze the lid! ❄️🔥 Always leave charcoal in your Egg in the winter!

Big Green Egg kamado grill on a outdoor cabinet with glowing fire visible underneath, on a snow-covered deck beside a frozen lake at dusk
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Home Free Christmas at Treasure Island

Surprised the kids with a Home Free concert tonight, the last show on their Christmas Tour, at Treasure Island. 🎤🎼👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Five male singers performing on a stage lit with red and green concert lights before a silhouetted crowd. Five men standing on a lit concert stage with blue and red beam lights behind them and an audience silhouette in front. Five male singers performing on a dark stage bathed in pink and green spotlights before a large seated audience. Four performers pose with someone dressed as Santa Claus on a concert stage lit with red and green beams while the crowd films with phones.
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Went to King’s Bar in Miesville. Burger Flight: Homerun (Ham, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Mayo), Dugout (Peanut Butter, Lettuce, Mayo), Slider (Fried Egg, American Cheese, Bacon), and Bases Loaded (Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, Swiss Cheese, Pepper Jack, Jalapeños, Sour Cream, Salsa)

Four mini burger sliders served on individual metal plates along a wooden board, with a basket of fries nearby on a dark wood table. Exterior of King's Place bar and grill at dusk with illuminated sign reading King Burgers Here and Coca-Cola, customers entering red door Crowded bar and grill interior decorated with large red Christmas ornaments, neon beer signs, and staff working behind a busy counter
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Tyler’s teaching me to play Pokémon and we figured poker chips work to track damage.

Pokémon trading cards and poker chips used as damage trackers spread out on a wooden table during a game.
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One of my favorite places to be.

Cozy cabin living room decorated for Christmas with a lit tree, glowing fireplace, Santa figurine, two lamps on a console table, and a chess board on a coffee table.
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We watched The Christmas Chronicles tonight and really enjoyed it. It would be a great movie for Christmas Eve! 🎅

Movie poster for The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix, featuring Santa Claus in a red fur coat standing before a decorated Christmas tree with animated elves.
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We saw Instant Family last night. Fun, family-focused movie. 🍿

Movie poster for Instant Family releasing November 16 with a couple on the right and three children on the left separated by a plus sign.