Patton Family Christmas

Since we spend the majority of the Thanksgiving holiday with Jeff’s family, we in turn, spend the majority of the Christmas holiday with my family. So, for the past couple of years, we’ve gotten together with Jeff’s family a couple of weeks before Christmas to celebrate. We all gather at Jeff’s parents’ house, play games, eat a tasty dinner, open gifts, and stay the night. This year, we celebrated with Jeff’s mom and dad and his brother, Julius, and his wife, Kimberly.

We started off with a delicious steak dinner, stuffing ourselves nearly as badly as we had on Thanksgiving. Then, we moved on to presents because who can wait too long when there are two two-year-old’s lurking around? The girls got a bunch of fun stuff including Doodlebops microphones, a cash register, and an Aquadoodle mat. Finally, after some fierce Mario Kart on the Wii –that was a sight I never thought I would see, Jeff’s parents playing Mario Kart! – we all settled in to bed.

The next morning, we continued the festivities by making a gingerbread train. The girls love gingerbread and trains, so it was a good option all around. In the end, a lot more candy and icing ended up in mouths (including Daddy’s) than on the train, but it was a lot of fun.

All in all, it was another fun Patton Family Christmas!