Christmas at HOME!!

Scavenger Hunt

We sent Kali on a scavenger hunt for her big gift from us. First she unwrapped a present that had a not in it that told her to look inside her middle desk drawer. In her desk was a present wrapped up like a piece of candy... inside it was a note taped to an empty toiled paper roll and it said to go look under the coffee table. The note under the coffee table said to look in the fridge. There was a note when she opened the fridge that said open the bottom drawer. When she opened the bottom drawer, she found another present. Inside that present she found a new little purse... with a new CELL PHONE in it!!!!!!! She was so excited she CRIED!!!! She is so proud of it!!

Christmas with Grampy

Christmas at Nana & Papa's

On my mom's side of the family, it has always been tradition that my whole family spend the night at my Grandma Jo's on Christmas Eve, and wake up on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought and open our gifts. Since our families keep multiplying..... and Grandma's house isn't getting any bigger, we decided to move our tradition to Nana's house. It is a lot bigger and ALL 24 of us found a place to sleep....LOL. It is also tradition for all the kids to wear matching pajamas, which Nana made this year, and put on some type of talent show or play!!! We also added a few new traditions.. attending church service on Christmas Eve and making Gingerbread Houses!! I love this tradition and I wouldn't want it any other way!! Not many families can pull this off with little or no drama!!

Christmas at Mammy & Pappy's

Christmas at Granny's

Making Gingerbread Houses

All the kids made Gingerbread Houses at Nana's on Christmas Eve.