We had another great year of Christmas time with our families. Brian's family came over on Christmas Eve and we enjoyed Brian's yummy brisket along with the traditional corn casserole, sausage balls, little smokies, and Ashley/Kellie's deviled eggs.
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| The family gathered. |
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| our family Christmas photo |
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| sporting the Hargrave heirlooms, the Santa slippers |
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| always hanging with Uncle Adam |
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| Papa Mike helping Jack figure out a new gift. |
 
yummy desserts that I have to hide from Brian and Uncle Adam AND Jack until dinnertime. Boys, I tell ya.
Sarah mastered a spinach dip and crescent roll Christmas tree.
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| The kids were surprised with their big Christmas gift, a piano. This is a player piano from the 1960's so its pretty fun. Funny story: I bought this piano from someone in the neighborhood who was moving. Since the piano is way too heavy to load on Brian's truck, he and three teenage boys from the swim team pulled it down the street on furniture dollies, towed behind the truck. I'm sure they looked real classy. The kids have done a really good job teaching themselves new tunes. Halle and Arden have learned "Fur Elise" and "Beauty and the Beast." I've also heard them play "Heart and Soul" about 2 million times. Jack learned "Hot Cross Buns." |
Christmas Morning
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| The chaos that is Christmas morning. Lots and lots and lots of presents for the kids! This is the time that the kids get to open presents from Santa, Mom and Dad, and Aunt Sarah and Uncle Adam. Papa Mike and Gigi always come over to see the present opening and to have breakfast with us. Christmas Vacation is always played in the background. This year all the kids seemed to have gotten music related. Halle got guitar picks, guitar strap, and a guitar stand. Arden got a floor keyboard mat and some music books. Jack got a ukulele. Not to mention the piano mentioned above. |
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| Melvin said goodbye until next year |
Christmas Evening
We headed to Rodney's house to have Christmas with my side of the family. Sometime during Christmas Eve night I started feeling really bad. I almost didn't go to my family's that evening, but I got up anyway. I was able to compete in our annual family Christmas game.
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| This is our family picture that my Pauline made us take. She makes everybody take pictures. I look awful. However, Hope, my sister-in-law, gave me some BC powder. I'd never taken it, and it was a life saver. It made me feel well enough to compete in our annual family game of Pictionary. As usual, it was rowdy. |
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| Pauline and Rodney, probably arguing about something during Pictionary. |
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