Kalebaugh Christmas

This last Saturday was Kalebuagh Christmas! One of the best days in December! In our house at least... This year was the largest gathering in quite a few years. We started off by lighting candles in honor of the family members who had passed. Followed by an opening prayer. Then the party commenced :) We always do snacks, and then the ladies do a gift exchange. The "kids" pretty much 12 and under get goodie bags, and for the last couple of years, since the guys were feeling left out they have started doing gift exchanges. Their most common 'gift' is beef jerky... Gross! We ladies at least do chocolate! Most of the "little" cousins are really starting to grow up, but we still have a few left to hang with! Little Miss Emma came to join me for a while.

Now, you all know that our house if a good size. But once you get to a certain amount of people there just isn't much space for anything. The piles of coats everywhere just cracked me up, so I thought I'd share a picture for you here :) Of course sometime during the evening I ended up on the porch floor coloring with the kids...

:) What a better entertainment source than the piano!??

Good times were had by all! We really pegged the "happy houseful" :) Can't wait until next year.