.christmas parties: round four.

Yes. Round four. I told you we have a huge family and a huge family means lots of Christmas get-togethers. You won't hear me complaining, though. I love it!

Anyway, on to the party. Tonight we had Ben's family Christmas party. We all gathered at Ben's parents house for a delicious dinner and some family time. This year, all the siblings were assigned another sibling to get a gift for and, of course, all the grandkids got gifts from the grandparents.

Livi got a doll that blinks and sucks on its bottle, and Elmo that sings the ABCs, a play Elmo cellphone, and a stroller for her doll. She was so excited and kept saying, "Ehmo, ehmo!"

Ben got a game (Uncharted 2) from his brother, Nick, and I got a gift card from my sister-in-law, Jaige. We also got a very nice, framed family picture from our trip to the Tillotson cabin in Oakley this summer and a framed picture of Ben's mom and step-dad from... Ben's mom and step-dad. ^_^

After presents were opened, Ben's mom served molten chocolate cakes. So yummy (don't they look delicious?)!

To finish up the night, we all headed to Rogers Memorial Theater, a small community theater, to see the musical Scrooge. Our group was so big we took up almost an entire side of the theater. The play was great! The singing and acting was quite good, and though it may have been a little campy at parts, it was so fun!