It was great hanging out with my family and having everyone come from their far away locations to be here.
The kids performed the Nativity
On Christmas Eve I was feeling pretty sick and fell asleep as we watched a holiday tradition "We're No Angels". Jake put me to bed and set out all the gifts. At midnight I woke up and felt terrible that I was a sleepy party pooper. Since Jake was still awake we opened presents together in the middle of the night.
Jake's family usually makes each others presents so I decided to extend the tradition to my family as well. It was fun talking to everyone's in-law's and internet stalking to find their phone numbers. Here's how they turned out.
There's definitely something to making presents. I was a lot more excited about Christmas and the anticipation and thought a lot about my family while making them. I definitely don't think that I'll be able to do it every year though.
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You and Alicia both posted about Christmas today. I thought... Did i miss something? I love your family tree. What a great idea! We do homemade gifts too and i feel like i am running out of idea's but i may have to remember this one. You're right, making gifts is more exciting! Merry Christmas Kara!
ReplyDeleteSooooo fun to finally see these pics! (You were supposed to e-mail them to me :)). Love the one of Dustin yawning and caption over it. hee hee. Thanks for the smiles!
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