Christmas #3 (aka Christmas Eve)

Every year we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve with KG's dad's family. It is a crazy fun night for sure! In past years we opened gifts one at a time, from youngest to oldest. Now we are getting soooo many kiddos, so we've tried to keep some semblance of the gift opening tradition, but usually let all the little kids open at once. Regardless, it is usually a 4 hour affair of gift opening only!

Mexican food seemed to be at the top of every one's list, because we had Mexican food at this Christmas, too. KG and I thought that was funny since we had been eating leftover enchiladas for about 3 days straight! Still, it was yummy! And I made my rice, and it turned out okay.


Our little family on our first Christmas Eve...
SS with KM & KG with EK

Me with one of my little loves, KM

KG's cousin Kristi brought this sling thing that the girls took turns sleeping in all night. It was a life saver! Here's KM...

And Grandmother with EK...

My sweet little nephew, Caden (in green), who really liked to open presents... regardless of the name on the package! And Bearach, who is the son of KG's cousin Michelle, and the funniest boy I've ever met!!!


Nephew #2... Tate. Can't believe how much he is growing... I feel like he was JUST born!

Mac, KG's cousin Stefani's littlest... loving the sweater & diaper look!

KG's cousin Stefani's daughter Audrey holding EK
Funny story... a couple of Christmas' ago, KG & I were talking to Audrey and I made a comment about him being old like a grandpa... Audrey preceded to call him grandpa for the rest of the night! HA! I love that memory. And check them out last year.

KG's cousin Sean's oldest daughter, Haley with KM

The craziness that is Christmas!!! And KM asleep through it all... something tells me this may be the last year she sleeps through Christmas Eve with this group!

Bows for the girls from Uncle Shane!!!

And EK... she was there, too!

KM with her Aunt Kristen...

Didn't get a great pic of the girls together, but wanted to get pics of them in their cute little shirts which were a gift from their Aunt Crystal's mom!!! (KM on the left, EK on the right)


And the group pictures begin...

This is our four little grandkids of Grandmother & Granddaddy!
KM, Caden, EK, EK's bow & Tate

KM got a little overwhelmed with the paparazzi taking pics, while Tate is still contemplating getting his hands on EK's bow.


FINALLY a CHEESE from Caden!!!

Hey... 3 outta 4 ain't bad!

This pic is of all the kiddos of KG's cousins... what a group!!! This is why Christmas present opening has gotten out of control!!! 2010 was a big year... we added four of these precious ones!


And our family branch of the group...
Aunt Crystal, Uncle Shane, Aunt Kristen, Uncle Adam, Cousin Tate, Granddaddy, Grandmother, EK, KM & me, KG, with Grandmommy & PaPa with Caden in the front.

The WHOLE group... I don't think there was a single one of us missing this year!!!!

And the crazy pic... which, honestly, I think our branch won hands down... click on it and be SCARED of Adam & Kristen's faces (front right)...

Can't wait until next year!!!!