Christmas Day

It is finally here! Christmas Morning! I made a Russian Tea mix the day before so I sat and enjoyed a cup of tea while Jared helped his dad in the barns.
Today we celebrated with the Spencer Family-Julie's side. Everyone began arriving after noon and the men went out back to prepare the fish and smoke cigars. I sat with the kids, like usual, and played with Jackson or watched a Dora movie. Domo made his usual tackle on to my lap and told me all about his toys from Ho Ho, Nanna and Pappa, and his mom and daddy Rob. We were blessed to see Scottie and Erin's new little guy, Isaac. Avery is a very good big sister and made sure people stayed quiet around him. Addisson graced us with her beautiful smile and kept us busy with her walking and large appetite. For such a small princess, she sure can eat!
After lunch, we all broke off into different areas of the house. The guys played Pheffer, some of us played Wii and others played Shawna's new game-Apples to Apples. Around 6pm, we did our traditional White Elephant gift exchange. With the Spencers, you are always surprised by something odd and unique as a gift. Unfortunately, none of the usual gifts were passed on from last year. One year there was a uniquely crocheted owl can, another year there was a large stuffed bass that went around. This year, Jared stole Tony's knife set and with good Spencer tradition, Brandie stole it back and Jared ended up with a used shower head and Christmas lights. Super!
People began leaving shortly after the White Elephant exchange and we ended the night with a traditional viewing of It's a Wonderful Life!
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day filled with lots of love and laughter!