We all look forward to Meme's Family Christmas party each year. Meme, her three sons and all their families get together over at Jodi and Michael's house which is set up perfectly for our get-together. While everyone arrives, we snack on delicious appetizers (a couple of different cheeseballs with crackers and hot sausages with mustard - yummy!). Once everyone has arrived and caught up, we enjoy a fantastic dinner; fried chicken, ham, rolls, jello salad and about a dozen different vegetable side dishes. Seriously, my family can cook!
After this wonderful dinner, we head downstairs. This year all the kids put on a little performance. The big kids (in the back row of this picture) each read a little bit about Christmas then they sang a few songs. Lily led everyone in Away in the Manger. I am so proud of how far out of her shell she has come!
Mia didn't want to sing because she had discovered a recorder. So, Jodi (who was directing everyone) let her be the music maker of the group. Before each kid started to read, Mia would toot the recorder. While everyone else sang, she tooted right along. She did a great job!
Once the kids finished singing, everyone joined in for the 12 Days of Christmas. Ryan, Randy, Georgia and I were assigned "Two turtle doves." Our family gets a little silly at times, so we had fun instead singing about "Two durtle toves." We also read the Bible story; Sophie read it this year and did a wonderful job. Meme also speaks for a few minutes and teaches the kids about the wonder of Christmas; she was a kids' Sunday School teacher at Chattahoochee for over 50 years, so she has a good bit of experience in this area. We say our prayer and remember how thankful we are for Jesus' birth.
After this, it's time for some present-opening. The kids each get three gifts: one from Meme, one from Uncle Randy and one from a cousin who has drawn their name. Mia was thrilled to receive an Abbey Cadabby doll from Russ.
Lily loved her Pinkie Pie doll from Cooper. She has been sleeping with her and playing with her a lot this week. She loves My Little Pony.
Mia was very excited about her grocery shopping kit that she received rom Uncle Randy, and here she is giving Meme a hug to say thank you for her new Rockin' Elmo guitar.
Lily couldn't wait to play Princess Yahtzee Jr from Uncle Randy (she has really been getting into games recently). She was also very excited to get this art spinner from Meme. We did this one night at Chick-fil-a over the summer, and she loved it.
The next day, the girls couldn't wait to try out the art spinner; we have been having lots of fun with this.
After the kids finish with their presents, they start playing and the adults play our white elephant game. We have a lot of fun stealing from one another! Once we finish up with all the presents, we eat a little dessert (even though we're still stuffed from dinner), say our goodbyes and head home. This is always such a fun evening. I love my family!
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