Christmas started for us on December 23; we had our Christmas celebration with my side of the family - my parents and all my siblings, and their spouses/significant others. Grace and I went out to Zilla and Grampers' house early. Unfortunately, Daddy had to work but came out later that afternoon. While Grace napped, Grampers, Uncle Mike and I built a snowman (for Grace, of course). It snowed most of the day and it was good packing snow, perfect for snowballs and snowmen. It was so much fun!
We spent the evening eating, drinking, and playing cards. I won $27 playing Chase the Ace! We exchanged gifts and read our Name Poems, our family tradition. As usual, there were some funny ones and some touching ones that got everyone teary eyed!
We had breakfast there in the morning, then headed home after Grace had a nap. Memé and Papa were already in town, and crazy enough to go out shopping on Christmas Eve! We had Grace's favorite meal for supper: spaghetti!
Grace slept in until 8:30 on Christmas morning, a lovely Christmas gift for B and I! She had a great time opening presents and playing with new toys. After opening a gift from her Great Aunt, Uncle and cousins, she ignored the cute stuffed monkey and instead hugged her new socks! This girl loves socks, it's so funny. We went for a walk around the neighborhood in the afternoon and stopped in to visit some of my aunts and uncles. Memé and Papa made a delicious turkey dinner and we all just relaxed for the evening.
On Boxing Day Memé and Papa headed home and we headed back to Zilla and Grampers' house. For years we've had a family gathering at Zilla and Grampers' house on Boxing Day; it used to include a road hockey game but we haven't played for a couple years, and this year it was too wet and slushy. We had more great food, hung out with family and friends, and I won another game of Chase the Ace and took home $24!
It was an awesome Christmas weekend. Grace was spoiled and loved all of the excitement, attention, and having lots of family around!
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