The great-grandmas-Bob's mom, Barbara & my mom, Joyce
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care...
The fireplace picture-Kaylee, Grace, Eva, Berlin, Owen, Egan & Elijah
The chaos
We spend each Christmas Eve at the Mattila's. This year with my dad gone my mom spent it with us also. We take a traditional "fireplace" picture-usually of the grandkids, but there's so many of them now we've moved on to taking the great-grandkids. They're not very cooperative though so we get what we get! Aunt Jo still insists on giving ALL the kids stockings still! I'm sure they don't really mind! All the adults bring a small gift for their same sex to exchange. We draw numbers to open gifts. They can also be "stolen" from someone else but most of them are just too nice to do it!
The chaosWe spend each Christmas Eve at the Mattila's. This year with my dad gone my mom spent it with us also. We take a traditional "fireplace" picture-usually of the grandkids, but there's so many of them now we've moved on to taking the great-grandkids. They're not very cooperative though so we get what we get! Aunt Jo still insists on giving ALL the kids stockings still! I'm sure they don't really mind! All the adults bring a small gift for their same sex to exchange. We draw numbers to open gifts. They can also be "stolen" from someone else but most of them are just too nice to do it!
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