Christmas in Ohio 2009

Nelson Family Christmas 2009

Welcome to the Nelson family Christmas Party! This year was a little different. Usually we have our Christmas Party the weekend after Thanksgiving. We load up the tractor and head for the hills. Kurt usually finds a place and makes an ice skating pond and we cut our Christmas trees, eat chili, drink hot chocolate, and have the time of our lives. Then we go back to Grandma and Grandpa's and have the greatest Christmas party you have ever seen. Santa comes and gives a bag of goodies to all the kids and then we dance and party and play games the rest of the night. It is a memorable tradition that we hope continues through out the ages. This year however, Dave H was in Iraq and Packs of course were in Ohio for Thanksgiving. So fortunately for us, they postponed the party until December 26th. Here are some, ok a lot, of pictures of the Nelson family party!
So fun to see each other and just visit, mingle and catch up.

Our newest member of the family this year Tazen

Our cute momma and pappa. They started this whole thing. They are great.

The brothers
The Sista's and the momma




The cousin exchange. Right, left, I mean left, right.

The winner of the most disgusting gift. Kira opened a blood eel or some horrible looking thing. Thanks Talina.

Tierani showed us pictures of her trip to Romania to work in the orphanage.
Mindy lip synced to Daysha's song. She was most entertaining and I really liked her heart beat. She always puts on a good show.
Then of course we ended with the polka. It has become a family tradition.

I love our family traditions. I hope we have many more years of them. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.