Those who get there early started with entertaining things like coloring.
Eventually the eating began.
Trae has the distinct pleasure of having a birthday within two days of Christmas.
We try hard to make it a separate thing
But it is inevitable that some of his Birthday presents will come wrapped in Christmas decor.
Everyone was relatively patient waiting for the main event when all those pretty packages could be opened.
The waiting is after all not the most exciting thing in the world.
We did get everyone to agree to a few quick family pictures before we began.
Karen started with passing out stockings which yielded the first samples of great things to come.
Stocking often have little tiny things
and sometimes something really strange.
Ethan calmed himself while all the stocking stuffers were secured.
Trae borrowed Uncle Jon's hat
So Jon found something else to wear.
There was a discussion as to how to without too much ciaos distribute presents.
Everyone found a comfortable spot and prepared for the grand opening.
It was fun to watch the faces of those who discovered something new.
Boys got boy things.
and Girls got girl things.
Athletic team (De Bears) and Purdue shirts seemed to be popular.
It is amazing what joy a teddy bear can bring.
A new interesting game seems to be keeping generations of people busy.
Interesting gifts that have stories behind them like this taco holder seemed to be popular as well.
After the gift giving there was plenty of time to visit and share stories. We all had a really good time this year. It was a real blessing to spend a little time together as a family.
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