A Christmas Story

Once upon a time John and LuAnn had 8 kids. They were crazy, but good kids and they always, ALWAYS loved Christmas.

(Just missing the oldest and the youngest this year)

Those crazy but good kids had even more crazy but still good kids by the truckloads who also loved Christmas especially the getting together to cause mischeif part of Christmas

This is only a small sampling of the grandkids ranging in ages between 32-13

Those grandkids got smart real fast, and for the vast majority of them, they all found more sensible spouses that were never ever crazy but they still loved Christmas

well some of them were somewhat sensible and a little less crazy.

Then those grandkids got really really crazy and had even crazier kids that loved Christmas but even more loved causing chaos and running around in crazy circles at all times everywhere they went and Great Grandma and Great Grandpa loved them even more for it.

But they're all so stinkin cute I guess that it just makes sense to love them all.

ps this is not all the great grandkids loads of them were missing! Talk about a posterity!


We had a blast at the annual Carter Christmas Party. I am seriously amazed that everyone can still get together every year for this the majority of the grandkids are very much grown-up with families of their own yet they all still get together to see everyone the Saturday before Christmas. It's nothing too complicated (well except for Uncle Reese's rules on how to pass white elephant gifts.) But we all laugh and enjoy each other's company.

The white elephant gift splendor.

Grandmas and Grandpas lovin' on their kids.

Adults laughing and chatting together about Christmases past.


Grandpa always gives out shiny new dollar bills to the Grandkids.

Will inspecting his shiny new dollar wondering what it would taste like.

So that is just one Saturday activity from our Christmas splendor. We had just weeks full of tradtions and fun making. Next on the agenda of blog posting ...........................................................

Christmas Cookie Making!