For a number of years now I have been collecting Christmas ornaments that either move or make sounds or talk. I started prior to being married, and Stacey and the kids have begun getting me ornaments nearly every year.
Stacey has gotten a table-top tree and puts the ornaments out each year. Last year we didn't have enough room for the tree, but this year we reclaimed the extra room from the foster dogs and placed it in there.
The tree was looking good and everything going swimmingly.
Then Anna Belle decided that she needed some Indiana Jones. She managed to get the Indiana Jones figure into 5 different pieces and the base with gold idol on it received some gnawing. With liberal amounts of superglue Indiana is now back in one piece (mostly) somewhat worse for wear.
Next on the hit list was the Hulk. Hulk was part of an Avengers set that had bases that fit together to make one huge ornament or a number of small ones. Anna Belle and Nala did what Loki couldn't and trashed the Hulk - he's no longer the strongest one there is.
The next to fall was Darth Vader. He was on the platform at the Bespin cloud city, hand outstretched summoning the Force. However, the Force was strong with the two dogs and Darth ended up worse than when he fell into the lava. His head was unmarked, but that was about all that was unmarked.
And today another cultural icon went down to defeat. Robby the Robot made it through the ID monster, but found that two dogs trumps one monster made of rampant physic energy.
I'd like to see your tree. I've been doing the same thing and I have a tree full of superheroes, robots, cartoon characters, etc. I have pics of it on my FB page...if you want to take a peek.
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