Family photos from Dec 22, 2024

 As you may recall, the family surprised me with family photos around the holidays. This past Christmas and birthday I was probably spoiled more than I deserved. I am not sure it was so much the gifts as the thought that went into making into special. I guess I am even okay with being the center of some of their games.  Have I mentioned those?  Basically, the day of Reindeer games (12/23), Jake was insistent about everyone meeting at Wal-Mart to pick out a prize or at least their favorite candy for a prize.  That was not at all the intent.  There was a 2-fold mission at hand. First, choose a bath set or gift pack that I would hide and come back after Christmas to buy and secondly choose my favorite my candy that I would open first.  How did it play out?  Well, the 26th we were back at Wal-Mart to see if their gift sets were still hidden and which I would choose.  Jake had chosen a Dove bath set and hid it on top of shelving (of-course it was there as no one can see that high), I do not recall all the gift sets but do recall one being razors and one being M&M mugs with candies.  Will's was the only one that was taken. He had hid his in a bin of stuffed animals.  Aubree hid hers in a stool in housewares, Ginny hid hers behind several things on a bottom shelf, and Christopher took his all the way to the food section and hid it on the bottom row behind all these cake mixes.  It was a cute chuckle.  As for the candy, they are all correct I like chocolate but Will won the prize on that. Not because he chose my favorite but because I had been sick and chose to eat something there was multiple of because my taste buds were off. I chose to have part of a Whatchamacallit, which is not even close to one of my favorites.  They all said they laughed when he chose that because it is not something I really eat and then he won because i chose it first above all else: dark chocolate seal salt caramel Doves (Jake), Turtles (Ginny), Symphony bar (Aubree), and Mini M&M's (Christopher). It was a great holiday to look back on although Jake and I were both sick. Crazy thing, is we are both sick again. 

How are they both so incredibly beautiful?

 

The most handsome and loved men in my life.

 

 

This shows their personalities so well.....how did Jake and I get so very blessed?