I love seeing my husband with his siblings. There are only four of the eleven in Utah now, so the family gatherings aren't quite as big as they used to be, but they are always fun. I keep thinking I need to start a tape recorder when they get together and start telling stories of growing up and all the fun things they did together. Those stories need to be passed on, they are classic. I missed all the other Gibb's, but it was great to be with everyone here.
The Gibb's do a boy/girl gift exchange each Christmas. The throw it all in the middle and trade around game. Dale decided to bring a waffle iron. I told him it would be the dog gift, but after twenty years of marriage we needed and new waffle iron and he didn't care. Nick didn't care either because he had first pick and he knew he wouldn't be stuck with it. Surprisingly it wasn't the dog gift.......it was a weird year.
I went to lunch with the Gibb girls in November and was wearing a hat that my good friend crochets. She's going to teach me how to make them. Lara made a comment that she liked it and could never find hats that fit her comfortably. Enough said. I asked my friend if she would help me and she graciously made me three hats to give the Utah sisters. Lara's reaction was priceless and it looked so dang cute on her.
I gotta know, what was the dog gift if it wasn't the waffle maker??? That is pretty bad. The gift exchange has grown on me. I think it's so fun. I missed doing it this year. Glad you guys had such a fun Christmas.
ReplyDeleteOh Jane you missed out this year. There was a bean bag toss, a fluffy bathrobe with driving gloves, and the winner was a BodyForm Fitness Stick. Think Shake Weight but skinnier and held in the middle. Watching everyone demonstrate it was classic. We missed you guys!
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