Christmas Update, #3
Yes - Today I may catch up on Christmas (and then maybe I can blog about New Years!).
We celebrated Christmas with my immediate family on Christmas Eve day. Christmas Day and the day after were very laid back just playing games, playing with gifts, and playing in the snow. The tradition in our family is for the entire extended family to also get together. This year we got together the Saturday after Christmas. We see my mom's side of the family (she has one younger sister and one older sister who passed away 10 years ago). So, aunts, uncles, cousins are all together eat, talk, and have fun. My mom's side of the family is very close, so it's always good to see everyone.
This year, we 'rented' (it didn't really cost any money) part of the church building that much of my family attends. It was great to have such a big spacious room and we had access to the gym to play basketball as well. We had a potluck lunch and then visited and then had our first annual 'cake walk'! Usually all the cousins draw names and we have a small gift exchange and then we also have a grab bag that we do. This year, we decided to cut down on the expenses and make homemade goodies and then have a cake walk (to some pretty good polka music) to distribute the goodies.
We had a great time and the time went by much too quickly. It was really nice as a couple of my cousins who live in Colorado were also there so we were only missing a couple of family members. We usually aren't priveleged to have so many there at one time! So, I'll leave you with some pictures of the big family celebration. I hope and pray you were blessed this Christmas season remembering the One True Reason that we celebrate Christmas!
We celebrated Christmas with my immediate family on Christmas Eve day. Christmas Day and the day after were very laid back just playing games, playing with gifts, and playing in the snow. The tradition in our family is for the entire extended family to also get together. This year we got together the Saturday after Christmas. We see my mom's side of the family (she has one younger sister and one older sister who passed away 10 years ago). So, aunts, uncles, cousins are all together eat, talk, and have fun. My mom's side of the family is very close, so it's always good to see everyone.
This year, we 'rented' (it didn't really cost any money) part of the church building that much of my family attends. It was great to have such a big spacious room and we had access to the gym to play basketball as well. We had a potluck lunch and then visited and then had our first annual 'cake walk'! Usually all the cousins draw names and we have a small gift exchange and then we also have a grab bag that we do. This year, we decided to cut down on the expenses and make homemade goodies and then have a cake walk (to some pretty good polka music) to distribute the goodies.
We had a great time and the time went by much too quickly. It was really nice as a couple of my cousins who live in Colorado were also there so we were only missing a couple of family members. We usually aren't priveleged to have so many there at one time! So, I'll leave you with some pictures of the big family celebration. I hope and pray you were blessed this Christmas season remembering the One True Reason that we celebrate Christmas!
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