Christmas Eve with the Nowaks

We spent Christmas Eve over at the Nowaks. We didn't get there until around 7:30 and Tina had made a huge spread of finger foods for all of us to eat for dinner. Bill brought his world famous ribs. I made some stuffed jalepenos. Tina stuck to the 'red, green, white' theme so almost everything fit that theme - tricolored pasta salad, skewers with chicken, green pepper, and red potato, etc.

Everyone exchanged gifts after that. This process went on for what seemed like hours. There were so many different groups of people! John's family was there as well as the Harts. Susan got an exercise hula-hoop from Tina for Christmas so we all had to try it out. It weighs 4 pounds and is suppose to help you burn fat around the middle. The kids were much better at this than the adults. John could do it for 30 seconds or so. :0)Ciara could do it for a long time - but then your middle starts to get a little sore! In fact, the brochure even says that bruising around your stomach can occur during the first 2 weeks!

We all took family pictures in front of their tree. Aren't we a handsome group???? This is a picture of all of the kids together.

Back: Jason Hart, Christopher and Tara (Kyle and Kamryn's cousins), Kyle, Ciara, Sage Hart, Caylor and Sam Hart

Front: Kamryn, Serena, and Tanner Hart

The Nowaks with Grandma Glo
The Hart Family