The Christmas Cousin Reunion

Our 2nd Annual Christmas Cousin Reunion: Gift Exchange took place in December. And it was rockin'. Whitney and Stetson hosted the par-tay in their actual home with a real fireplace and a real record player (almost half the size of their entry way). Whitney decorated the house beautifully, certainly setting the mood for a nice, quiet and enjoyable evening. It was nice. And it was enjoyable. But it wasn't quiet.

Most of us sat down to a lovely Lasagna dinner while Jarom, Darcy, and Ashley were stuck trying to get a broken-down car towed home. After several hours, they were finally able to make it and partake of the large amounts of lasagna still left over (a miscommunication blessed us with three lasagnas).

After dinner Whitney graciously shared a "Puppy Love" video that she had. (To Josh's dismay, this had nothing to do with Donny Osmond.) The "movie" was created for the purpose of having background entertainment while showing homes to customers. It certainly left us entertained for a few hours. ridiculous. The show, with the option of adding "natural noises" or music, was nothing but eight or nine puppies and small dogs playing in a glass pen. Trust me, it really was enthralling.
Once we had watched "Puppy Love" for as long as we could stand it, we had our gift exchange. I won't attempt to remember what Craig and Jaclyn, Whitney and Stetson, Lindsey, Jarom, Darcy, Ashley, or Josh (a BYU hoodie) and Clarissa (a giant bag of change) received but here are the pictures:



Post-gift exchange we played a rousing game of Pit. It was rather loud, by nature, until we realized (an hour later) that the Robinsons' renters weren't home downstairs--then it got out of control. The highlight of the game was Craig's unexpected "door dance" after he won a round. Classic.