Bonus Holiday Toy Displays for This Year

Wait folks, the Christmas Displays aren't over yet!

Anabelle's Hess Truck Processions have varied over the years from temporary set ups, to permanent and integral bits of the the foolishness going on in my village. This year, due to above average levels of chaos preventing the assembly of Rosa's occasional train around the tree, Anabelle set up a Hess Parade in that location, raiding her old Squinkies collection to populate it. 

I spent the holidays not writing for a change, predominantly being with with my family, and also reading the entire Zeb Wells Spider-Man run. (Which I really enjoyed, so there. Seriously, I prefer Peter and Mary Jane as a couple too, but Marvel movies, comics and shows don't really have a "sacred timeline" any more. I can think of four to five universes off the top of my head that they're together. This was a fun story crossing over with other parts of Marvel, and revisiting a lot of characters and tales I liked from the past.

Well that got away from me... anyway.) 

Therefore, even though Anabelle provided no extended commentary, the parade is presented today. 

It initiates with the starters, including a permanently horizontal, for no explained reason, motorcycle escort.

They are followed by the "random animals collection" on the Hess SUV as it passes by the "Mandelarea" of the tree.

The next float is the Snow Plow filled with "the cute ones" including representatives of Anabelle and my nieces. (Note- this one gives her constant agita. It must be on one of the squeaky, and therefore movable, floorboards under the rug. The float riders from here often leap a fair distance across the room with no direct contact.).

The Disney groups begin next on the Hess Ambulance, starting with Cinderella characters.

After that, on the HESS BOAT (WOO HOO!) come the Little Mermaid characters, not coincidentally passing by Anabelle's "Ariel Shrine" section of the tree.

The Beauty and the Beast characters ride the following Hess bus (which Anabelle used to call an "ambulance" before the real one was released).

After them, are the gang from Snow White atop what I believe is Anabelle's oldest Hess truck..

The last character filled float, the Hess Plane, is occupied by Heroes from Marvel.

And finally, bringing up the rear on this year's Hess Fire Truck release is Doctor Doom! (Plus the two little toads that came with the Marvel Legend of the same name, which certainly aren't going on my shelves.)

Before we leave this season of decorations behind, I am legally, morally and contractually obligated to make the following statement.

It was foolish of me to believe Anabelle's stocking could support the bottle of vodka I got her for her first Christmas after turning twenty-one and it is completely my fault that it fell into her normal village, knocking much of it over and smashing the street light which is now covered by a donkey. 

For this I formally apologize.

Thanx everyone, see you next year!

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