Christmas this year came & gone like a flash.  It seems like it comes faster every passing year.  It also gets more crowded every year.  Unfortunately not every one was able to make it.  Danial Walsh got off his mission in time for this years party on Christmas Eve at the Lutz's.  There were the same traditions & we made some changes to other traditions. 

• The white elephant that we do every year was changed to something different.  Linda ran it.  We picked the presents & instead of  taking turns picking we circled around the living room, thru the dinning room, thru the kitchen, then thru the entry hall back to the living room.  Linda read the story, presents changed & then we openned them up.  we sang the traditional Silent Night in the 8-10 different lanquages.  That is always fun to listen to.  We started at 6:30, we all were able to get home at a good hour.  Jacki had their baby the 23rd so needless to say the Keanen family couldn't make it.  Chris & cat couldn't come either.  We had a lot of fun.