This Christmas, my family got together at my parents’ house here in San Antonio for food, gifts, and all of our quirky family traditions. Annalin (my neice) is 3 years old now, so it was her first Christmas where she really understood what was going on. Ha! It was so much fun to watch her play with her nativity set, tear through presents, and sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Jesus. Makes me smile just thinking about it. :) I’ll be the first to admit I’m a slacker when it comes to taking photos of my personal life (weird, I know)… but this Christmas, I vowed to document every detail. :) Here are some of my favorites from this weekend. Enjoy :)
-Kaylinn
(Left to right) My brother Wesley, my mom, my dad, me, and Annalin.
BTW: In case you’re wondering why my mom is wearing that… er… um… not-so-attractive Christmas necklace… she’s wearing it in honor of my Aunt Shellia who passed away last year. The necklace was a gag gift that they traded back-and-forth every Christmas for the past twenty years. Now that Shellia’s gone, my mom wears the necklace at Christmas time as a way to include Shellia in the celebration. :)
(Left to right) Lily, Ashley, Michael (Jenn’s brother), Lois (Jenn’s mom), Jenn, and Chris (Jenn’s hubby). Yup, Jenn and I are business partners, best friends, AND our familes spend holidays together. :)
When we were kids, my grandma made my brother (Wesley) and I our own special Christmas stockings. Twenty-five years later, my mom still hangs ‘em and fills ‘em with goodies. We’re not kids anymore, but it’s nice to pretend. :)
My family is not known for our wrapping ability. In fact, we suck at wrapping gifts (and we aren’t afraid to put that in writing). In case you can’t read the note above, it reads: “I didn’t do a great job wrapping this, but it still brings lots of love.”
Run outta wrapping paper while wrapping a gift? No prob. Just wrap the top and sides of the box and put it under the tree. :)
We’re known for giving gag gifts at Christmas time…. so I thought it’d be funny to give my grandma her very own durag. She wore it to Christmas dinner the next day (seriously). Grandma, you are the best. :)
When my grandpa was a boy, he gave his dad a box of chocolate-covered cherries every year for Christmas. Now my mom carries on the tradition. :)
My dad loves planes, tranes, and automobiles!
My sister-in-law (left) getting an apple cutter… weird gift, I know. Not sure how or why that was in her stocking. I’ll get back to you on that one. haha That’s me on the right, opening a Picasso 2010 calendar. I love ALL things Picasso.
My mom ran out of time and didn’t get Wesley’s monster truck tickets, so she wrapped a piece of paper instead. I love my weird family. :)
We love board games. After Christmas dinner, we always play a new game. This year, it was Mad Gab!!!
Last but not least, my dog Libby!! For Christmas, Chris bought her a Snuggie for dogs!! haha
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