The Sunday before Christmas, we host a Family White Elephant Party. There is lots of finger foods, sometimes games, and always good times with family.
This year Ricky wanted to show off his new piano playing talent.
Once Tommy was distracted, Ricky did a good job playing Jingle Bells and Jolly Old St. Nicholas. He was pretty proud of himself (despite the cranky looking face, I was proud, too).
I’m not so sure how Cate felt about it though (hee, hee).
Behind Cate there you can see the remains of our presentation of the Nativity. Ricky handed out a stuffed animal to people and he and I read the story from the Children’s Bible while everyone added their piece to the scene. You gotta throw the real reason for the season in there somehow!
Exchanging white elephant gifts is always entertaining – some are good, some are okay, some are bad. Billy’s first choice was a ball. He wasn’t interested in trading or having it stolen from him, so he left the room. Smart kid!
The boys adore the attention they get from the family, especially their uncles …
And Uncle John even taught them some new tricks on the DS … they were in heaven!
Tommy was in good spirits for the most part, although he kept his distance. He’s warming up to people … slowly.
Christmas and its parties are good.
