Years ago, Shaun's side of the family opted to celebrate Christmas on the weekend before Christmas. This allows us to all be together every year and then we are all available to do Christmas Day with the other sides of our family. Shaun's sister hosts every year and its become a treasured tradition.
We also pared the gift-giving way down, which has enabled us to have the day be about being together, playing games and talking. Each adult picks one other adult name to buy for, with a set dollar limit, and the remaining gifting is to several families we "adopt".
These are families who have had a tough year...for instance, the mom has gotten up the courage to leave her abusive partner and since she's in the process of building a new life, doesn't have the resources to provide a Christmas for her children. Its been such a joy to give.
Sweet Uncle Tony saved the fire setting until Aiden got there to help. Aiden kept close track of it the entire evening, making sure to let Uncle Tony know when it was getting low.
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