Every Christmas the "Farkle" family gets together and has a big Christmas eve get together. I say "Farkle" because it's our family nickname that includes all the family surnames. There's a story behind the name, but that's for another day. Our family traditions are passed from one generation to the next. For example, we always have a pinata that now my cousin's son, Cameron makes every year. It used to be made by his father, Guy (my cousin). Before that it was made by my Dad's uncle, Mont. This year Cameron made a large snowflake that all the children got a good whack at. Here's a picture of my cousin Kali holding her niece Sophie up for a good hit on the candy filled snowflake.
We're also blessed in that every year Santa comes and delivers presents to the children in the family. Every child gets a moment on Santas lap after he searches through his bag, finds a present, and calls out the name of the lucky child. It's always a fun time for everyone and for those of us who used to sit on Santas lap and get a present it's a little reminiscent of Christmas' past. Here's a picture of my cousin Matt's girls Madeline and Sophie opening their gifts from Santa.
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