Williams Family Lunch

(From 12/23/16)

This morning we went to do our annual tradition of delivering Christmas gifts and food to families through City Union Mission.  As I mentioned last year, this is an important value in our family.  But this particular event has increased in popularity, so this year they only had one bag for us to deliver, and unfortunately that family wasn't home.  So we said a prayer for that family and dropped off the gifts and food back at the main office.

We then headed home briefly before going to lunch with Meghan's extended family. Mark and Barb are in town for Christmas, and Michelle is too.  We met with all of them, along with Eric and Christine, at Chapala for a nice lunch.  We'll see them all on Christmas afternoon at Eric and Christine's house, so thankfully this wasn't our only chance for interaction.  But it was great to see everyone, and we're looking forward to the main event on Sunday.

Merry Christmas!

 Our Christmas morning started with a literal bang when Clara pulled her stocking off the mantle and the stocking holder smashed her in the head. Luckily she was fine and we hope it helps her realize the benefits of listening next time. After a break to get some ice, she was on board with starting stockings.

After stockings, the kids were eager to get the show on the road.

They all got some stuff they loved, including Hannah who somehow didn't make it into any of the gift pictures.  Jason focused on taking video this year, as he has said he wants to have more video of our family.  Afterward he said he got some great footage but that he forgot to also take many actual pictures. 

After a break for rest, Christine and Michelle came over for Christmas dinner.

We had a nice dinner of sauerbraten and then did Christmas crackers, which we always do in our family. 

We had a really nice holiday and were so glad to have Christine and Michelle to share it with us. 

Does Michelle look like she is trying not to get too close to Clara? She probably is. The kids got Chapstick in their stockings and Clara used at least half the tube in a single day and so was very very resistant to chapping on most of her face and a lot of her hair by the time this picture was taken, and she smelled very strongly of cherries.

Sister Time

Michelle is in town for the holiday so she and Christine came over with dinner tonight. It was so fun to hang out since we so rarely all three get together now that we don't live in the same place. And they brought Chili's, so that was a big hit with the entire family. Hopefully we'll be able to get together a couple more times before she goes back home.