The Burk family parties are getting louder and louder every year. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s so fun to see (and hear) all the grandkids laughing and playing together. It’s a good thing my parents have a playroom in their house or it would really be chaotic!
Justin couldn’t resist putting on Kolton’s hat. Thanks Curt for catching it on the camera! It’s a tradition to have soup and bread bowls for dinner. Saley REALLY liked her soup :)
Grace and Lily loved playing peek-a-boo.
Lily really liked the soup too so she got to have a wardrobe change.
The grandkids all dressed up and helped tell the story of Christmas. This year we were lucky enough to have two Mary’s! And for some reason I didn’t get a picture of the wise men, but they were there too.
Then it was present time. All the grandkids do a gift exchange. Lily got a nightlight seahorse that plays music from her cousin Maya. Her other cousin Lexi kept putting her seahorse back in the box so this picture is actually the second or third time she opened it :)
We (I mean, Lily) gave Payton the coolest gift ever! What 7-year-old wouldn’t want a potato gun, glasses, and a whole set of moustaches (for his disguise, of course!) It was a hit! He couldn’t wait to put it on.
NEW JAMMIES
All the grandkids also get new jammies every year from Grandma and Grandpa. As soon as the boxes were open, they immediately put them on. What a cute bunch of kids!
And every family gets a new Christmas book. This is probably my favorite tradition that we started a few years before Matt and I were married. We’ve got quite a good collection now. This year everyone got Penny’s Christmas Jar Miracle. Cute book.
The kids gift to my parents was a framed picture of each of the families and a big family picture. Of course I had to get a picture of her opening our family :)
The grandkids picture has all their handprints around the frame with their names and ages. It was super cute.
When Matt holds Lily like this, she almost always goes “stiff as a board.”
From my parents we got lots of great things – they always spoil us!
I love Christmas. I love all the family time. I love all the yummy food. I love all the traditions that we have. I love that my family enjoys being together.
I feel very blessed to have the family I do.
1 comment:
that is such a thoughtful and NICE present for your parents - not sure there is anything nicer than updated professional photos on the walls!
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