What does 9 grandchildren, 3 adult children, 3 spouses, and a Mimi and a Papa equal?
We call it Christmas (or whatever occasion we are celebrating). It is noisy, it is messy, it is chaotic, it is great….
Here are some pictures from our better-late-than-never Christmas celebration from this past Sunday. Actually, it works out great to not get together on the exact holiday because we (well, my Mom) aren’t on the hook to cook a huge traditional meal…we usually go out for Pizza King and leave the work to someone else. Did I mention there are more kids than adults now – we are really outnumbered!
OK – so we bribe them. We give them their packages and then make them pose for a group shot before they can open them. Of course, they are on the hook to cooperate and smile nicely. Believe me, this tactic has taken years to perfect…this crew is hard to get a picture out of. Who would know. Aren’t they beautiful?
Sorry they aren’t grouped by family – believe me, had we attempted that there would have been no picture.
Here is Treasure’s very first present. It is a knick-knack for his/her room and a tiny stuffed lab puppy. It made him/her seem a little bit more real…
I know I mention all the time how great of a dad Ryan is to his little girls. He gets that a jewelry box full of plastic jewels would be a hit.
And they were!
At some point the fun had to come to an end!