Ediger Family Christmas

I’ll confess.  I didn’t take very many pictures this year.  Christmas still happened.  We gathered on Saturday night for a sloppy joe/shredded chicken dinner.  It just wet our whistles for the food and fun that was to come.  The evening gathering is nice because it gives us just a bit more time to be together without the “interruptions” of presents and other Christmas day stuff. 

The next morning, we returned to mom and dad’s house for coffee cake and sausage biscuits and gravy.  It was a delicious start. 

As breakfast was finishing up, people took family pictures….

     

We then eased into gift opening. There was a plot twist this year though.  When Grandpa was wrapping gifts and lost track of a sticky note, the gifts became a free for all.  We each opened a gift, but we had no idea if it was ours or not.  In fact, in everyone’s random choosing, no one chose their own – kinda surprising.  Our job was to try to guess whose package we had opened.  Sometimes, the look on someone’s face gave it away… and sometimes the person just couldn't wait and shouted a claim to it. 

    

Madison received a LEGO succulent set, a small backpack purse, and a fitbit watch.  Ellie was gifted a LEGO theater set, a dry erase board and markers, and a squishmellow.  They were very excited about their gifts.  In fact, the very next day, they spent a couple hours working on the Legos right after school!

Grandpa always does a really good job making sure the boxes are securely taped shut.  This year was no exception and he stepped up his game with the use of Gorilla tape.  We gave him a taste of his own medicine with his present wrapped in different directions with packing tape.  It was a fun joke to watch. 

There was a short break to the school gym while lunch was baking in the oven.  It was a smaller crowd than normal – Lilli and Nate were recovering from surgery, Luke is awaiting surgery, and some just wanted to chill with indoor games at the house.  But for those that went, the scooters came out, the mats came out, there was Knock-out, and some hail Mary football passes. 

We headed back in time for lasagna, chicken alfredo, salad, layered jello, and zwieback. 

Throughout the day we had lots of talking, laughing, some soccer watching, domino playing, and much more. 

It was a good day to be together.