On Sunday night Jason, Ellie, and I went over to my dad's house for the annual Smith family Christmas party. It's such a great party. We do it every single year.
First, we all socialize and have dinner.
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I told them I was taking a "candid" picture |
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My dad with my cousin Brittany and her son Jake |
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This was a very serious discussion about casseroles. |
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Cousins! |
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Ellie and her Grandpa having fun |
After dinner, we dress all the kids up (my cousins and I used to get dressed up when we were younger, too) and have them do the nativity while someone reads the story of Christ's birth from
Luke, chapter 2.
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Our super organized nativity. Do you see Ellie as a wiseman? (Hint: she's wearing red and riding a "camel.") |
After the nativity we do two white elephant gift exchanges: a candy exchange for the
younger kids, and a silly gift exchange for all the adults. It's the
best. I love the white elephant exchange; it's been my favorite part of the party since I was a little kid. Everybody brings such funny things and it's such a blast to open them all.
I love our family's annual Christmas party. It's so fun and such a great tradition that we all have together. I love this time of the year, and I love my family. :)
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