Christmas this year did not disappoint! On Saturday night, we had the Ellison Family Christmas Party/Dinner/Bingo game. It was great fun! For a brief moment Paul thought that he had gotten the "Don't Hassle the Hoff!" stained T-shirt which is a gift from last year, but alas, it was stolen in Yankee Swap by the Radmalls. We hope it returns next year with a new stain. Afterwards, we went to Shelley's where a few men watched the BYU game on the DVR and the rest of us played 31. We enjoyed having the Williamsons there. Some people may think that they have the most entertaining cousins on earth...they haven't met this crew. Endless laughs!
On Sunday we were so happy to see the DC Sampsons at dinner. They were so cute! They ran out to our car right when we pulled up. Sabrina almost instantly warmed up to them again and loved the attention that she used to get weekly. I didn't see her almost all night because Chloe had her...oh, how I miss the days!! Eli entertained me with stories of lost teeth and Noah is always ready with a joke. We really have missed them and are so happy to have them here!
Monday brought the big Christmas Eve Party. My family must love me (and Shelley) because they all complied with the "pajama party" idea. Begrudgingly, Jake and Jeff wore the matching PJ's my mom bought them (as a joke), and we did get them to admit that they have never been so comfortable at a party! We did a nativity reenactment which was cute for about 1 minute before all characters became restless. Then came the talent show where Subby danced with Dad, Maya, and Jack (I wish I could post this video...it's bound to become a classic!) and the Radmalls entertained us all with a kazoo medley. We were smoked in TV Scene-it (too many 70's and 80's shows). Thank you Shelley for a great time!
Christmas morning was a delight as Sabrina and Paul loved their gifts. I enjoyed mine too, but I just couldn't match their giddiness over running shoes. Sabrina got a table and chairs, food and dishes, a vacuum, a rocking butterfly, and many other gifts. She opened them and then made breakfast for Minnie. Paul wasted no time getting his new sweet IPOD set up. Then we were off...first to my parent's for breakfast and then on to the Sampsons for lunch, chit chat, more gifts (a Magic Bullet...Thanks Shannon!)and some deep discussion (and NO I would not wear the same outfit everyday for a year if it meant I got all my clothes free forever!). Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you all had a good one!
3 comments:
Sounds like a really fun Christmas. i love the pajama party idea but I'm pretty sure no one in my family would go along. Good job on getting yours to.
Can we have a pajama party next year? We totally missed out! Plus, I really want a reason to force Brian to wear pjs to a party.
I am a fan of the PJ party and hope that it will become an annual tradition. We are going to have to work on George to get him to join in.
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