Family Christmas Party

We had our annual family Christmas party this past weekend. We do it early so that all can attend and still do everything they need to do with their own families on the holiday. My sister Marcy and Husband Vince hosted us this year.Their house just looked beautiful. Here are all their stockings up the stairway, I've made them over the years for them and it's fun to see them hang. We seem to need to add a new one every few years as my nieces and nephew have married and now the babies are coming!
We all had a great time, here is Ken, my oldest son Chris with Bode and my Dad.
Here is my nephew Mike with his daughter Cailyn and my Mom. We all had such a blast watching Cailyn!
Here is my daughter Amy with niece Corissa, Cailyn's got a new brother coming soon!
The tables were set so pretty, all ready for our wonderful dinner. Everyone brought such great food to share.
Bode the newest addition to the family was having fun with his new "football"
MB started reading Bode a story and Cailyn got so interested. It was fun to see how intrigued she was with "a baby" since there will be a new one in their house soon! She had to watch the diaper changing and was very interested in it all!
We had time for presents, here is Aiden.
And then a special visitor just happened to stop in! Here is Santa! and he brought along his lovely helper! I think she's really an elf in disguise!
Santa had presents for all, here is Garrett with his.... all decked out in tools ready to work. Aiden got the same thing and asked Ken if he was going to be at the shop tomorrow so he could come and help....how cute is that!
Cailyn wasn't afraid but didn't want to get to close either! She got a that cute bear from Santa.
Here is MB and Bode with Santa.
We tried to get a photo of all the kids, but since 2 of them wouldn't really get very close we opted for one with them on the couch and Santa could stand behind. one straggler there on the floor! Oh well!
Aiden and Garrett got to help Santa pass out gifts. He had certificates for them all to see if they made the "good List", whew they all did!
Here is Bode on Santa's lap, I wonder if next year he'll want to do that?!?!? Seems to be 3 before they are ready to get close again.
Aiden and Garrett were all grins!
Here are a couple videos to enjoy! Sorry Santa is sideways, just had to put it on as it's so cute at the beginning to hear Garrett say, Mom! It's santa!

And here is Bode, having a silly time at dinner! What happy giggles and squeals!