more christmas

okay - i am horrible at blogging lately! it is halfway through january and i'm still doing christmas pics! sorry!!! these are from my side of the family - we had so much fun with all the cousins and it was so great to have EVERYONE together at my parent's house!

it has long been a tradition in our family to read the christmas story from the bible and talk about what it means to each of us before we open gifts. things have changed since we have thrown a few kids into the mix. so now my mom (nini) always tells the christmas story to the kids using the little people nativity scene. it is very sweet and all the kids participate. it can be chaotic, but i think it's a very special tradition. this last picture just melts my heart.