On Sunday (Christmas Eve), we joined some Brickers at Gloria for Christmas gathering. There were 14 of us there, so it was crowded, but it was fun. The girls realized that they matched on their way to church that morning, and it was fun to see that Erin matched with them too!
We had a meal catered by Village Catering. Then, we played the plastic wrap and candy game. (Thanks, Julie!) We had fun in a circle chasing the ball around and trying to unwrap as much as possible on our turn. I ended up with the prize – Little Greg and a small golden trophy until next year!
We left about 5:30 to come home, let the dog out, and get to church for the Christmas Eve service. It was a beautiful service punctuated by a short Christmas skit by the kids’ choirs. And for some reason, I did not get our traditional photo this year which was kinda disappointing to me once we had returned home and I pondered it.
(Christmas morning happened… see our family Christmas post.)
We headed to Gloria’s around 11;30 Christmas morning to have virtual Christmas with our Minnesota Yohs. The cousins are pretty active and we only saw them for a few minutes as they unwrapped our gifts. We think they liked them. The girls unwrapped the gifts from the Minnesota Yohs before we said good-bye and let them move on to their next Christmas.
Then, we spent some time opening gifts from one another at Gloria’s. Jen and Arturo had some fun, thoughtful gifts for the girls that will lead to crafting and exploring. Gloria gifted them with some items off their gift lists and a few other fun things.
We had lunch together. Then, we headed out to try out some balloon helicopters and move around a bit. Jen bought the girls some ribbon wands, so obviously, we tried them out in the park. The video is included for your enjoyment (and because Jeremy finds it highly entertaining so I thought I should share it with the world!).
We had supper together before heading home for the night. It was a good day with family.
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