Christmas Eve in Cleveland...Take TWO

We made it back safely from visiting the east coast just in time to unpack and repack for a Christmas Eve trip up to my Aunt Marsha and Uncle Tom's. We always spent the holidays with them growing up, so it seemed just like old times (minus Kirsten, GG and Gpa)! We had a lovely dinner (of which Russ could barely eat due to a stomach virus), exchanged gifts via a 'Dirty Santa' gift exchange, shared some old stories and had a few laughs! Russ, Marsha & Tom even made it to midnight mass. The rest of us heathens opted for an earlier bed time so we could be up early for brunch...and a glimpse at Santa of course!



Russ trying to relax by the Christmas tree. Santa came early and brought him a stomach bug! YUCK!!!


Eric introducing Lexie to Dancing Santa...I really think she wanted to take him home!



Little Miss with her newest puppy, compliments of Eric, Tanya, & Oatis. (For the record...we are not adding to our family with a four foot critter just yet...we are bracing for the two foot one first!)


Marsha scoping her loot from the Dirty Santa Gift Exchange


Aunt Allie with the money tree she stole playing Dirty Santa. (What an extremely clever idea if I do say so myself!)


Oatis helps Eric open his Christmas present! (That box has been reused for years and years and years...too bad it didn't have a Browns win in it, or even a touchdown for that matter! Better luck next year Eric!



Uncle Tom is all smiles with his new Mac Book! Looks like he was a VERY GOOD BOY this year!