Brown Family Blog: Christmas 2016

Christmas Eve

Just like every year, our family has a Christmas Eve party at Mom's house and then a Christmas Day party at my house.

This year, everyone brought goodies to Mom's house and we also did a gift exchange. The food was great and the gift exchange was fun, but the highlight of the evening was meeting the two new editions to the family.

Grace was born in summer and is such a sweet thing. Her big brother, Matt, is a great baby sitter and very attentive to her needs.

Ryan was born to Michele and Steve just 11 weeks ago. He is the newest little boy to our family and such a cutie!

Emily also was busy taking care of her little sister, Lucy, who has really grown in the last few months.

One endearing moment was when Lucy was climbing up the staircase and Steve just couldn't keep his eyes off her. So cute and so much a guy!!

Christmas Day

Christmas Day was full of food, family and fun.

We had a wonderful time eating and visiting with both sides of our family.

Lou's granddaughter, Ali, and her husband, Evan, were visiting from Nebraska and it was so great to get to spend some time with them. We really miss them and Lou was happy he got some time to spend with them.

This year we had a Christmas guessing jar filled with holiday M&M's. Josie was closest to the 1,143 M&M's in the jar. And, of course, won the jar!! Lou painstakingly counted each M&M. Yes, he did wear a glove, Josie!!

We also played a fun memory game. Each person selected a piece of paper that required them to recall their favorite Christmas cookie, movie, gift, movie or memory. It was fun to hear what made the holiday special to our guests.

We had a very special time, as always, and so enjoyed our food, guests, and of course celebrating the birth of our Lord.