Christmas 2009

This is to remind myself about our Christmas festivities. I always forget what comes first, and so does everyone else. So here's the 2009 schedule:
1:30 or so -- Paddle Tennis
4:00 or so -- People get here
4:30 or so -- open presents. This year there were 16 grandkids -- 8 under eleven, 8 over. Secret Santa was just the grandkids, and there were a few random other presents. Great Uncle Evan, as always, played Santa. The under-elevens were so pumped about presents that it was the earlier the better, so we started a bit before the Sards and Michaeline were there.
Then we eat... More on that in the next post.
And the we light the candles and sing caroles until the candles burn down.
And then we sat around in the kitchen -- whoever was left -- and just hung out.