12.24.11

Like I said in my previous post, I love spending time with my family, which we did on Christmas Eve.

The kiddos took their first bath together before the company arrived.

We started the evening with a lovely dinner of smoked ribs, mashed potatoes, pasta, rolls, green beans, and a green salad.  

We then cleared the table and played the traditional Robins game of Bingo.  Unlike my mother who wants everyone to be a winner so buys at least a million prizes, I only bought 5--one for each player.  Rex ended up winning 3 of them; Grandma Libby won one and Grandpa Bryant the last.  Rex finished the night with all five prizes.

Rex playing Bingo

Greg was the caller

Alice was on Grandma Libby's team.

Rex and his prizes.

Greg stole one of Rex's prizes.  Rex took it back.

Grandpa Bryant's prize. 

 By this time our dinner had disgusted enough to have dessert.  I made another Robins favorite--S'mores.  Libby brought a less sugary treat--some sort of apple pie, which I obviously didn't eat.

While everyone finished up their dessert, Rex and I prepared for the big event--the Navitity story.  Rex and I had done several dress rehearsals, so he was well aware of his roll(s). 

Grandma Libby as Mary, Alice as baby Jesus, and Joseph as the less-than -chivalrousness Joseph. 

Grandpa Bryant as a cow/narrator.

Rex as the angel.

Greg (the sheppard) was sore afraid.

Rex and Greg herding their flock to see the baby Jesus.  The wisemen also came but were not pictured.  I was stage-manager/photographer/wiseman--hence no pictures of the wisemen.

Then we put our jammies from Grandma Pattie on, read a few more Christmas stories, Rex went to bed, Santa came, Greg and I watched the first half of Scrooged, then I noticed that Greg had fallen asleep so I moved Rex into his own bed (he likes to fall asleep in ours), and we went to bed. 
 

Rex did NOT want to hold Alice so he made the saddest face possible

Our hunting-themed PJs from Grandma Pattie--notice Alice's leopard print.

It was nearly perfect.