Christmas in Calgary, photographically

A few pictures -- hey, it's better than me rambling, right?

Looking out the back door

The view from the back windows of my parent's De Winton house.
They've seen deer and moose back there; I've heard coyotes.
Not bad for a golf course.

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Christmas morning
Is my dad rather too excited to be getting a box of socks?
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Michelle and her Bunny
My Grandfather bought her a frighteningly life-like stuffed rabbit.
Made with real rabbit? Who knows...
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High Roller!
Brandon and one of two poker sets he was gifted with that day.
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Lap dog
Can't even put the puppy down to unwrap gifts...
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Preggers and me and Calgary
View of downtown -- and the mountains, if you squint --
from the parking lot of the Max Bell arena
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Hockey!
Brandon's brother's team at the midget tournament.
No, that doesn't mean he's short.
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Zamboni
My British friends, this is a zamboni,
in case it ever comes up in conversation again.
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Action shot
Richard (little brother of Brandon) on the ice.
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Action shot #2
Daorcey in action, with a perogy, after more beer
and vodka than he can usually take.
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That's a lot of pictures. Sorry if you've got dialup -- but damn, get with the now, man!

Edit: Blogger did weird things to the photos. They've been reposted...