Christmas afternoon was spent at my Grandma Clark's house. We had our soup bar for dinner and then got right down to the best business- opening presents. We did a white elephant only present exchange this year for the adults. The anticipation built for months and months and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. It really is interesting to try to explain the dynamic in my family to people, because they just don't understand how we really are close with my entire extended family. Aunts, uncles, cousins...we are all close. When you know each other so well, it's really hilarious to see what people came up with for white elephants. We let the kids open their presents and then sent them on their way to play for the business of the adult present exchange.
Okay, so here are a few of the presents in pictures and otherwise. Devin had my Grandpa Doyle and we got him some sweet light up velcro shoes for the elderly. I hope he is wearing them and they are assisting in him not getting lost out there :) I had my cousin Houston's wife Baily. We got her a bunch of random things and wrapped them in an entire roll of Coscto saran wrap, so she had to unwrap it all to get her treasures bit by bit.
Carlie had Devin and he got a toilet golf game, a toilet night light to help aim at night, a kitty carrying shirt (see picture) and a Utes shirt, which he promptly threw in the garbage. :) Sue retrieved it and claimed it as her own. My Uncle Lynn had me. He got me a homemade first aid kit, that as I dug through and pulled out each item, I realized was a homemade vasectomy kit. Everyone was dying. I have been joking about getting Devin a vasectomy recently (TMI) and now we have all we need to just get 'er done!! Haha, it was so hilarious.
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| Jennifer had Brad and got him this shirt that says "Farmer- Someone out standing in his field". He loves his sheep so it was a perfect gift for him |
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| Devin and the toilet night light |
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| This was from either Houston or Baily-- I can't remember which one had my mom. Since she is a dental hygienist it says "I floss cracks". HAHAHA! |
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| Lara once upon a time lit a pair of leggings on fire trying to warm them up in the microwave (a classic story that we just laugh and laugh about), so Che got her a new pair of leggings inside a microwave) |
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| Devin and his cat shirt. He loves it. |
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There were a number of awesome t-shirts given, so here is the whoe line up.
Of course there were diet coke gifts, Christmas Vacation gifts, and Harry Potter gifts. There were, surprisingly, no Neil Diamond gifts. Other funny ones were a homemade calendar of "Luscious Lisa" for Dave with my mom's face printed on a whole bunch of hilarious bodies. Sue got my Grandma two Marilyn Monroe wigs, because she has worn a wig for a million years and desperately needs new ones...but she'd never go out in those, though she did put them on for us for kicks and giggles.
I haven't laughed that hard in ages...it was truly a classic gift exchange and I hope we keep the tradition going for years to come! |
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| Cute girls together |
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| Doyle and his shoes |
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| My favorite girls. I'm especially lucky that I get to call them family too. |
That wraps up Christmas! Hallelujah!!
