Yep, they were originally from Big Sky Montana. Here is a link to a conversation about them that I had with OakLodge after Ken got me the replacement set....
https://www.facebook.com/OakLodge.ca/posts/10152093289713838
I was mistaken in my dates - it wasn't last year he got them for me, it was the year before.
Glad that you enjoyed the stories. And I'll bet that there will be a Charlie Brown Tree in Kendra's, Evan's and Katie's homes when they grow up, too! At least I hope so. I forgot one other tradition - Santa Baby. When she was two, Katie came with me to the drug store to pick up a prescription. They had a bunch of those annoying stuffed toys that sing and/or dance when you press their paws. To keep her entertained I was going down the row squeezing paws and she was watching with great interest. I came to one, a teddy bear that sang "Santa Baby" and she totally lost it. Oh, that baby laughed so hard!! So I pressed it again. The laughter came from way down in her toes........people were moving over closer just to watch her reactions and listen to the joy in her laugh. One lady reached out before I could and squeezed the paw again just to hear her. Well, being the good gramma that I am, I bought the goofy thing. She was captivated. She would sing along and just giggle...last Christmas when she was 9 and Ken brought in the storage boxes, as always she went tearing through the one that she knew held Santa Baby and grinned with delight when Grampa put the batteries in. And in another joyful twist Kendra, who had ignored that thing since she was born, crawled over as fast as she could to see it herself. After that every time she was at the house she'd crawl over to it and play it over and over again. Then, to our total amazement, one day she crawled over to the couch with it, got up on her knees,and began to sing along with it, over and over. This little girl, who doesn't converse at all, was singing!! I'm gonna bore you with more video here.
Katie at 5 with her Santa Baby. She was always so happy to find it in its Christmas box.
Kendra discovers Santa Baby - you have to really listen, but she's singing along!!
And now I'm going to slip back into my corner and be good while I wait for you to share some of your most special Christmas traditions. Let me grab another cup of coffee first.....
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