Christmas is here and gone...whew!

Well praise the Lord! We made it! This year was different..but because of those difference Christmas was all the more special! For the first time in a long time not all of our family members were able to come to my parents. Usually its sheer chaos with 11 kids running around and parents trying to talk while the guys watch football. this year it was only 9 kids for about 3hrs and then went down to 6. For the first time we did a white elephant gift exchange with the adults..it was a lot of fun!! I came home with a book, hot cocoa, and peppermint sticks..Jason came home with a bottle of Champagne (which amazingly he drank) and a funny T-shirt. We had a relaxing and casual buffet style dinner..all the fixings..Turkey, Dressing, Mashed Spuds, Sweet Onion Pie, Gravy, Rolls, and Shrimp Salad. After dinner and dishes we had Bread Pudding..which is such an unfortunate name..cuz it was very very good!! We put our kids to bed and then the adults played Pictionary (yes, Jason, Erin, and I won!!!!! We smoked Mom, Dad, and Adam!!) After that we moved on and played Charades until midnight! Packed the kids up and went home! It was wonderful and fun! A Definite Christmas to remember!!