Christmas Eve 2018 ... it was on a Monday this year. We had the whole crew this year (Jensen's alternate with Rick's side of the family). There was soup and breadsticks and lots of treats too (in Jen's journal she mentioned making marshmallow brownies, mint brownies, and Swig sugar cookies... anyone else remember what they brought?) The candy bar game is always a hit with the kids. Then there was the annual slideshow video (Westra 2018). There were a couple extra videos too, a shorter video of Cousins 2018, and then the Stairway to Nowhere video as well. Lots of fun highlights from the year.
Blackham's got a family photo (Sol was now officially a member, this would be their family photo for the newsletter next year), Calder was obsessed with his cousin Alyssa, and Jen and Rella had cute Christmas earrings. So festive!
For the gift exchange ...
Scott's family gave to Chris&Kim's crew
Chris's crew gave to Jensens
Jensens gave to Blackhams
Blackhams gave to Shane&Alicia's family
Shane & Alicia gave to D&D's family
Derek&Danielle's family Scott&Amy's family
Kim's sister was visiting, and we thought we might try to do the nativity, but we didn't get around to it (and there just aren't that many kids willing to participate any more). The nativity DOES tend to get people to pull their cameras out. Otherwise everyone is too busy visiting and having fun to take pictures.
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