Dyer Daze: It was Merry and Bright!

We celebrated Christmas at Mama Leslie's and Grandpappy's. We were especially excited to be able to be there with my sister Deanna and her family and my Mama Judy! The cousins had a great time playing together. We watched movies, made a gingerbread house, baked goodies, delivered goodies, ate lots of goodies and enjoyed a special treat of chicken and sausage gumbo the day after Christmas! The guys did some shooting (my brother in law Chuck won the shootout), the girls did some shopping--it was a great time all the way around. We listened to Christmas music all day long each day and enjoyed being together to celebrate the birth of our Savior! Thanks again Mom and Dad for all you did to help us all have such a nice time!! Here are some highlights:

Sus, Sam, Nat. It looks like Sam's eyes are crossed in this picture.

Deanna, Chuck and Sophie were Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. Our girls were the "host" of angels. My dad read from Luke and we sang Christmas carols together.

My girls were especially looking forward to playing "the game". My mom calls it the chinese gift exchange. Everyone draws a number then chooses a gift and unwraps the gift. The next person can steal from anyone's unwrapped gift or they can choose another one from the pile. We had to modify the rules for the kids because they did not like the idea that someone could take what they had. It is always fun to play this. The gifts are super fun--tools for the guys, gift cards, candles, cash. There was a "mystery gift" that could not be opened until the end. It had lots of "junk" in it like dish towels and note pads, oh, and a $100 bill!