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| And a surprise birthday cake and presents! |  | Christmas day brunch was eggs benedict | 
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| We found a good use for old bows |  | Did a geocache at the University of Asheville using Sylvia's new GPS.  Kenny was very bundled up because it was freezing! | 
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| Ken set up his new train set around the tree |  | Kenny is happy! | 
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| Kevin, Brian and Petra working on a jigsaw puzzle |  | Christmas dinner | 
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| Kevin holds Kenny |  | We went to the Gingerbread house display at the Grove Park Inn.  Here's some of my favorites | 
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| A shredded wheat thatch roof |  | Asheville Monopoly | 
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| Brian drawing a caricature of Petra at the Grove Park Inn |  | We did another geocache the next day - one that takes you to all the landmarks of downtown Asheville | 
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 |  |  |  |  |  | Visiting Tom |  | An interesting land formation on the flight home - don't know what it is |  |  |