It was fun having a full house on Christmas day - even Auntie Anne was able to join us - we even had an extra dog in the house - Holly. Grandma brought everyone's stockings from her house filled with all the necessities - chap stick, lotion, floss - and some fun surprises as well - like Starbucks gift cards & fun new ornaments. I love that 35 years later I still get to open up stocking stuffers from my original stocking.
The rest of the afternoon was spent opening gifts and playing with new toys while the Christmas carols played in the background and the fire warmed us all up.
For dinner we made a prime rib with Grandpa's famous mashed potatoes on the side and we surprised everyone with Christmas crackers at the dinner table - it was fun to see what random treasures were inside and everyone looked super festive in their paper crowns.
It was a really fun, family & tradition filled day - another fabulous Christmas in the books.
