Christmas 2008!

Christmas 2008! Christmas came upon us so fast this year! Our family has so many traditions and the family and traditions keep growing each year. We have our Christmas Eve dinner and program with all the extended family at my grandma's house each year. The Christmas Eve extends to my parents house where we do sibling gifts, garage sale gifts (my dad does funny garage sale gifts; we love this tradition), and get our matching pajamas (this year the grrr cheetah Pj's were so funny and so comfortable!) The pictures below show some of the pajamas..I could not show the guys matching PJ's cause my brother in law Dane cannot be in any of the pictures because of his involvment in the TV show Biggest Loser that starts on January 6. I was bummed because I think the boys pj's this year were classic. Christmas morning we do presents and our big brunch which includes some breakfast items that we only eat on Christmas Morning. After brunch we relax and then do Christmas with my grandma and aunt jan and eat left overs from Christmas Eve at their house in the evening. I wrote in brief some of our traditions; however, you can see the fun that we have as you look at the pictures below. I love my family. Christmas time is about the birth of Jesus Christ and his life and love for all of us, service, family, and joy. I love my neices and nephews and how much energy and love they bring into my family. This year was even more special because the next two years we all won't be together because Benson will be on his mission in Portugal. I love this time of year! Merry Christmas!