Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was spent in Mokena, IL at John and Adene's gorgeous new house ... spending time with mommy's extended family.  It has been tradition for a long time for my family to get together with my Uncle Jim, Aunt Ruthann and cousins Jim, John and Kristen.  Over the years we have added spouses and 12 kids and counting to the mix.  It's always great to get together and see our kids play with their second cousins. 

This year Santa Claus even made an appearance and handed out a gift to everyone in attendance ... and not just the kids!  Below are the very few pics that I managed to take that day ... hopefully some other attendees will share their photos soon too!

Here's a quick little video that I shot of Santa's arrival and the little kids' faces ...

(my favorite parts are when my mom is the only person in the room singing Jingle Bells, and when Santa's "Ho, ho, ho" sounds more like Andrew Dice Clay's "Oooohhhh" -- and my brother laughing at that.)