I'm officially a real Gerber and have now taken part of the two most important holiday traditions 1. The Gerber Family Christmas Party and 2. The Gerber Christmas. It all started on Christmas eve where we all jumped in the car and helped "Santa" make visits to all the boys and girls in Logan. We played games and read Christmas stories during the two-hour slide ride.
When we got back to the house, we took pictures with Santa and we opened up our first presents - PJ's!! Now for most people this is nothing new, but for me, this was my very first time getting PJ's for Christmas and I was so excited! I wore them almost the entire day. Debbie picked the cutest pink and brown colors. Thanks Debbie.
After PJ's, Gaylan told us the tradition from Holland about St. Nick and how all the kids put out a shoe for St. Nick to fill up with goodie, and you better believe we put our shoes out. Now I don't know how it happened, but by 11:30 pm, we checked the shoes and they were filled with fun toys and candy and I still have no idea who did it.
By 11:15, I was already falling sleep, so I decided to go to bed while Ty and Strat played video games. The next morning Ty was up at 7 am to see what Santa brought him - I stayed in bed until 8:30 :) Around 9 am we finally got into the family room and started opening presents. We each got a stocking filled with candy, toys, funny gifts and an orange (meaning we were good.) Ty got some new socks and a new shirt and an iPod. I was totally spoiled and not just got some new shirts but I actually got a CHI straightner! Heaven! I was so excited.
30 years of Christmas together
The big surprise came when Debbie gave Gaylan a hot tub right outside their room! It was the perfect size and he was so happy!
After presents we headed over to Grandpa and Grandma for a nice Christmas lunch. After lunch we headed to see "I Am Legend." The movie was well done and Ty loved it, but by the time it was done I was dying to get my food storage done.
After the movie, we had dessert and we headed home to play games. During our game, Chenille - Ty's oldest sister that lives in Carthage, gave us a BIG announcement - SHE's HAVING A BABY! Number 3!! It was such a fun announcement and we all gave her advice on names - boy: Alex, girl: Emma. She is due in July.
Christmas was a blast! I'm so grateful for Ty's family. They are so generous and always willing to help. Ty and I feel so blessed to have the families we have. We have been blessed with awesome parents that have taught us how to work hard and to dream bigger. We love you all.
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