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Nothing says Christmas like....

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An orange, mauve and white bear! 



A fake tree painted black with neon ornaments! 

A Ferris Wheel!


A Nöel Monster! 




See him on the roof?! 


Ornament- headed Mannequins! 


The 3 foot tall Christmas trees! 

A tree they are trying to "thin"! See branches below! 



I'm wondering if this is their version of a fruitcake! It's as heavy as a door stop! They are near the checkouts at the grocery stores.

None of those things reminds ME of Christmas- how about you?? 

There sure are a lot of different things here in the way they get ready for the holidays, but in the midst of it all we are enjoying some of our own traditions!! 
It's smaller than we are used to but we love it! 

Our elf, Alabama, is still keeping up our southern language! 

An amazing Advent devotional.


Ornaments for the little tree in Henry's room - we lined them up and admired each one! 

The main plaza, Jaude, from the top of the Ferris wheel - I stole this picture since it was so beautiful! 



And the little Christmas market at our cathedral in Clermont- Ferrand. It is open Mon- Sat from 10-10 until Christmas. Henry's class will go there on a field trip this week for the children to buy gifts for their parents! I can't wait to see what he picks! 



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