My mommy, sister, and me.
The best part about my sister and I living only 5 minutes from each other, is that our kids are so close. They act more like a big family with 8 kids than just cousins.
Nana and Poppop opening one of their gifts.
Group shot....
Every year, Santa drives through our neighborhood on top of a fire truck on Christmas Eve. As soon as we here the fire engines, we all grab our coats and head outside to wave to Santa as he drives passed our house.
A pic of our tree after Santa arrived, and before the kids tear through it.
Every year Santa leaves a gift next to everyone's bed. This year he left big horns. (Lucky me!!) This is how we were awakened on Christmas morning...at 530AM. You may be thinking that the 5 year old or even the 9 year were the first ones up.....NO.....the 17, 15, and 13 year old were up first and woke up the younger 2.
Our kids pic pollyannas during the month of December. They always exchange their gifts with each other in our room before going downstairs.
Here they are, waiting patiently while we turn on the the lights.....and more importantly....make coffee.
Next stop....stockings.
Best part of the day....watching our kids come running into the family room!
After gifts, a big breakfast, (the only day of the year I cook bacon in my house,) we head to church, then go visit with Grammy. Later that afternoon, Nana and Poppop come over. This year the Kelly Family also joined us for dinner.
The day after Christmas, we all headed over to the Geo Hartman house for our annual Hartman Family Christmas Party. The little kids had a shuv-un-da gift exchange. Too much to explain, but HILARIOUS!!!!! Then it's time for the adult shuv-un-da gift exchange. Even more HILARIOUS!!!
Group shot.
Once again, a beautiful Christmas, but could only be perfect if Tom and The Huck were there with us. Missed so much by all of us.
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