We had a different crowd this year. David's Mom and Dad were there as well as Suzanne's Mom - Phyllis. My Uncle Marty and Aunt Ginger were not able to make it due to sickness. Aunt Ginger was not feeling well and thought it best not to attend on my account. I am appreciative of this and missed them too!
One of our newer traditions consists of having a secret Santa draw. The gifts must be purchased from the dollar store. We do not exchange gifts anymore between the adults. We think it is more important to get together and spend some time. Back to the draw..... this is an enjoyable game and it is amazing what people can find at the dollar store.
Here are some pictures but I warn you they are kind of lame. We are not great picture takers.
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| Suzanne, David and Pat |
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| Dad, David and half of Mom's head |
By this time it was nearly time to go home. I was pretty exhausted. It was only one week since surgery.....but I had a lovely time. Next year I will be hosting Christmas Eve, God willing!
The next day we headed back to my Mom's place to have our traditional ravioli lunch. Homemade that is..... they very enjoyable. After a couple of hours we headed home to rest, at least I did as were expected at George and Helen's for 4:00 ish. All the gang was there - Elaine and her girls, Amanda and Katrina, Andrew and his daughter Mackenzie and Andrew's girlfriend Becky and her daughter Logan. Of course David's parents -George and Helen. This year they were gracious enough to host Christmas dinner which is much appreciated by us. Next year it will be at our house!
Dinner was a traditional Christmas dinner with turkey and the fixin's complete with Christmas cracker. Afterward we were treated with a huge amount of desserts. Couldn't try them all but they were great! The evening was lovely!
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| Corina and Dylan |
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| Hamish and Helen |
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