{"id":660,"date":"2008-12-11T20:50:54","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T01:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/?p=660"},"modified":"2008-12-11T20:50:54","modified_gmt":"2008-12-12T01:50:54","slug":"rockin-around-the-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/?p=660","title":{"rendered":"Rockin&#8217; around the Christmas Tree!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">How can you go wrong with a 27&#8242; Christmas tree, 800 cookies, Santa, Mrs. Claus and two elves?  Daddy&#8217;s tree lighting was a huge success!  It was certainly a family affair that will hopefully continue for years to come!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-1.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-1.html','popup','width=920,height=895,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-1-thumb-300x291.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-1.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-2.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-2.html','popup','width=1150,height=863,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-2-thumb-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-2.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-5.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-5.html','popup','width=1083,height=1723,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-5-thumb-300x477.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"477\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-5.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-7.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-7.html','popup','width=1150,height=888,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-7-thumb-300x231.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-7.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nMary Clare is definitely not a fan of Santa this year!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-8.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-8.html','popup','width=1321,height=1218,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-8-thumb-300x276.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-8.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-11.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-11.html','popup','width=1030,height=1290,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-11-thumb-300x375.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-11.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Baby Abigail isn&#8217;t afraid of any old Santa!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20LIghting%202008-4.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20LIghting%202008-4.html','popup','width=1318,height=1335,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree LIghting 2008-4-thumb-300x303.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"303\" alt=\"Tree LIghting 2008-4.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">McCanless and Vivian always have fun!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-14.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-14.html','popup','width=1380,height=862,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-14-thumb-300x187.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-14.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-13.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-13.html','popup','width=1480,height=1242,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-13-thumb-300x251.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-13.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-16.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-16.html','popup','width=1150,height=1533,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-16-thumb-300x399.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"399\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-16.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Mimi, Bapa, and Uncle John man the cookie and cider table!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-17.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-17.html','popup','width=1150,height=863,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-17-thumb-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-17.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-18.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008-18.html','popup','width=1030,height=1119,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree Lighting 2008-18-thumb-300x325.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"325\" alt=\"Tree Lighting 2008-18.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nSissy on MC patrol with her twinkling Santa hat!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.babypennington.com\/Tree%20Lighting%202008.html','popup','width=1068,height=1597,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); 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It is so cute!  I know Santa loves it!   The girls and I worked on their letters to Santa yesterday, complete with drawings and stickers and lip gloss kisses.   I finally decided that it may help McCanless realize that her list can&#8217;t change daily!!  (Santa doesn&#8217;t need that kind of stress!)  I carefully explained once we wrote the letter, that was it, no turning back!  What was on her list was what she will receive.  Let&#8217;s hope that works!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you go wrong with a 27&#8242; Christmas tree, 800 cookies, Santa, Mrs. Claus and two elves? Daddy&#8217;s tree lighting was a huge success! It was certainly a family affair that will hopefully continue for years to come! Mary Clare is definitely not a fan of Santa this year! 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