Dear Connor and Grace,
We feel beyond blessed and grateful this Christmas season to be surrounded by so much family. It's completely different than how we celebrated as a little family of three last year. We had three days of Christmas with family this year starting with the Thompson brunch and gift exchange the Sunday before the holiday. Everyone brought a little something- making it a very relaxing morning. Enjoy!
Love, Mommy
Baby's 1st Christmas!
Mimosas or Lonnie's famous bloody mary's anyone?
Yes, please.
Connor, your personality is showing more and more everyday through your smiles and giggles.
I'm obviously not the only one enjoying them. :)
Aunt Susan introduced our family to a British Christmas tradition years ago after visiting her best friend, Julie, in the UK. Christmas poppers! After hearing a loud pop there are goodies and paper crowns to be found inside.
Aunt Susan started the gift exchange by handing out an extra surprise this year for Daddy and the two Uncle Matts. Santa iced the boys.
It's a silly drinking game that Aunt Libbie started the day she married Uncle Matt. When you're at least 21 and someone sneakily gives you a Smirnoff Ice you have to take a knee and drink it.
Uncle Matthew gave Papa Lon IU basketball pants just like Daddy's. These were a hot item this year.
You were so excited to receive Uncle Matthew's handmade gift to you and Connor. He spent an endless amount of hours in Papa Jerry's garage making all his future and current nieces, nephews and kids of his own a set of table and chairs. You recognized them from Papa and Grandma's house and sat down right away. Thanks to Papa Jerry, Aunt Libbie, Uncle Matthew and I had a set to play with growing up too!
Your engineering uncle also set up your train set from Ma and Papa.
Between this little blue train and one of your new train books, you seem to always have one in hand while saying, "choo choo."
Our family may have some quirky traditions, but we sure do know how to laugh and have fun together.
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