Me & hubby drove up to spend our Christmas with my family this year. I always love the 10 hour drive we have to make to get here :( just kidding! We have a tradition where we all (My mother's brother's, sister's, kids, & grand kids) go to my Aunt's house for a Christmas party. My mother is 1 of 9 kids so there is a good amount of people there. We all bring a dish to pass & usually exchange gifts or ornaments. This year we chose ornaments to exchange. That was fun & hilarious. Also all the women & girls were given a pair of Christmas socks to wear if we didn't already have them on. I made Santa hats that I found on Pinterest. Hubby made pig in the blankets. My parents brought ham onion roll ups with cream cheese, a family favorite.
Nate, Naoma, Mama, Michelle, & Randi.
Brother & sisters. (Missing 3)
Hubby, Mama, & my little broham
Oh this little handsome devil is my nephew Ayden.
Our ornament we where exchanging. Wolverines!!! GO BLUE!
My step father Virgil & my sister Megan.
Freddie & Leah
Cousin & 2nd Cousin
Grandma Joyce's homemade ornaments.
Everyone's favorite ornament from Grandma Joyce.
Clarisse making grandma Joyce's famous sugar candies.
Cousin's daughter
Amanda & Michelle
Cousin & Aunt
It snowed when we left the party!! I love Michigan:)
Reanna my niece by grandma Traci's Christmas tree
How we ended our Christmas night! :)
Christmas Eve me & hubby spent it with my father & step mother. We open our gifts & eat dinner. We talk, laugh, joke, argue, & just plain have fun. All my brother's & sister's go over there & just spend time together.This year I didn't grab any photos because I wanted to relax & help clean. My brother Aaron spent his first Christmas with us EVER! I was so happy he came. He is adopted out to an amazing family & usually is with them. This year he came to have dinner & just hang out.
My photos from my iPhone 4.
Christmas socks!!
Santa Hats
Brownie bite topped with vanilla frosting & a strawberry.
Snowmen
Nutter butter bars, white candy melts, M&M's, tic tacs, & vanilla frosting dyed black.
I brought these cute little guys to my father's house for Christmas Eve dinner.
I hope you all enjoyed your holiday!
Be safe & enjoy your New Year. Do you have any resolutions for 2012 or are you opting out?
Lovely family, great pictures and awesome photography. :)
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite shot is the Christmas ornament with the lights in the back, it came out beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone:)
ReplyDeleteUnknown Mami yes I love that one also!
Looks like it was a wonderful Christmas Party! I adore the Christmas Socks! Stopping by from SITS
ReplyDeleteI loooooooove Christmas photos! Looks like a blessed time! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks Lesley! :) I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMonique it was a very blessed time. Thanks.
Looks like a very fun time for you and your family. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have a big family that gets together. We had a very nice Christmas too. Haven't thought about my New Year's Resolutions yet except for one: in good weather, pick the first parking spot I see.
ReplyDeleteFound you through SITS--Happy New Year.
Some awesome photos there guys. Great work. I love your blog.
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