christmas day dinner

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

The Karaffa Family

2016

Karaffa Krew

We enjoyed a big family dinner at Uncle Thomas & Aunt Lindsey's house, where they announced that they were having a baby!  We were so excited to hear that we are having another cousin!  And, we enjoyed celebrating Christmas with a big family dinner.  We are extremely blessed and extremely grateful!

christmas morning

We love celebrating Christmas together as a family.  We are so grateful for God's gift to us through His Son, Jesus...and blessed by spending time together!  Merry Christmas, Everyone!

The last picture on Christmas Eve...we are all snug in our beds and Daddy & Mommy are all set and ready for Christmas morning!

Good morning...time to see what Santa brought us!

Youngest goes first...that's me...

...& I LOVE my washer/dryer set for my American Girl Baby.

Brecken's turn...

...and...

...he was so excited to get a Star Wars lego!!

Brady's turn...& as you can tell, he was so shocked & excited...

...to receive this Star Wars lego!!

Averie's turn...

...& she loved her fuzzy, teal chair for her room!

Time to eat some breakfast & put on our Christmas pajamas as we get ready for more Christmas morning fun!

Reading Luke 2 as we focus on the true meaning of Christmas...Jesus' birth!

Time for our family gift exchange...

Averie

Brady

Brecken 

and me, Emmersyn 

Sweet Sisters!

Daddy with us & Hutch

Mommy & us

Stocking Time

I am so excited to dig into my stocking.

Brecken 

Brady

Averie

Daddy

What a wonderful Christmas morning we shared together!  Lots of laughs and sweet memories!

goodbye, tinsley

Our elf, Tinsley, comes to visit us each year from December 1-December 24.  She hides in really fun places, and we have to find her each morning.  It's a fun game.  Then, on Christmas Eve, we are allowed to touch her so that we can give her a hug "good-bye."  We always look forward to Tinsley arriving at our home and the fun we have with her.

Averie & Tinsley

Brady & Tinsley

Brecken & Tinsley

Tinsley & me...

...& a kiss for her, too!

Merry Christmas Eve!

fitch/karaffa christmas

Christmas celebration with our cousins, McKinly & Easton.  (Oh, and Uncle Blair and Aunt Blip celebrated with us, too!)  We had so much fun...cookie decorating, gift exchange, watching Home Alone, and playing games.

The Gang...Brecken, Averie, me (Emmersyn), Brady, Easton, & McKinly

(This is our family room for those asking for house pics.  One of our sofas usually goes where the tree is.)

Cookie making...

Averie...

Brady...

Brecken

...& me

Daddy & me

Time for the gift exchange while the cookies are baking...

Averie loved her jewelry & American Girl outfit.

Brady was excited about his walkie-talkies.

Brecken loved his Star Wars leg set.

And, I loved my Leap Frog fridge numbers.

Already playing with it.

Time for some cookie decorating...

...& eating it.  Yummy!

Ending our super fun evening watching Home Alone and laughing a lot.  A wonderful Christmas celebration!