Decorating the tree is always fun, especially with some good Christmas music and yummy hot chocolate. 
Here's the family in front of the tree.
Allie was an angel in her school Christmas program. She did a great job and said her line perfectly. She is in this photo with two of her best friends, Emma and Bethany. It was an adorable program!
There was one gift for the kids that Mommy and Daddy were not going to be able to assemble and deliver on Christmas morning. So it arrived 5 days early. First they had to figure out the puzzle. They realized that they had to go look in the backyard.
It was a "new" swingset!!! It was new to us anyway!
First time down the slide!
All four kids love the trapeze bar.
This was the first of five different family gatherings that we were blessed with. And I truly mean blessed. Here are the 15 great-grandkids of my Grandma and Grandpa McInturf. I don't think a perfect picture is even possible with this many kids, and if it is, we didn't get it. The kids all have a great time together despite only seeing each other once a year.
The second gathering was at Steve's parent's house on Christmas eve. First, we all went to church together and then we came back for the Weber Christmas Eve traditional meal of oyster stew, followed by swedish meatballs. Allie especially enjoyed the oysters this year - she just chewed them right up, and asked for seconds!
The kids are ready on Christmas morning.
Santa always seems to leave a piece of fruit in each of the stockings.
The kids each went shopping with their Grandparents (at the dollar store) to buy gifts for each of their siblings and parents. Here you can see how happy Macy is to receive the light-up heart, but you can also see how happy Allie is because she gave it to her. That's the best part of it all - to see the kids enjoy giving gifts, not just receiving them.I missed photos of the next Christmas gathering: lunch with the McInturf/Pulsipher clan. I came down with a pretty bad cold on Christmas day. Nonetheless, we all had a great time celebrating with all the aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins.
This photo just shows a glimpse of the craziness that ensues when so many children are excited to open gifts. This was yet another great gathering at the Webers'.
The fifth and final Christmas gathering was back at my parents house on December 26th. Again, lots of fun!
The Millenum Falcon is so cool. Tommy loves it.
Thank you to all of our family for making Christmas extra special. And most of all, thank you God for sending your son to earth for our sake. We have every reason to celebrate! We wish you a Merry (late) Christmas!
