Friday Chili Night

To fend off the Turkey repeat blues, we declared Friday Chili Night and headed over to Aunt Kristy and Uncle Christian's house. While the chili was warming up, a bunch of us went to the nearby park and burned off an hour of steam.

Grace trying to hold her turkey from the night prior down while Uncle Jacob and Aunt Rachel team up forces:Meanwhile Grandpa enjoys the new contraptions that parks these days wield. Once the sun went down everyone was glad to be heading home for the fantastic spread of warm food: white chili, brown chili, spicy chili, cornbread, and pinwheel appetizers. Following the great eats, we huddled together for an early Christmas gift exchange.

Great Grandpa Adams (85 years old in a week) and his youngest great grandchildren.
The prank gift of the night was courtesy of Ken. The night prior Uncle Christian told on his dear wife Kristy and announced to the family that Kristy had been trying to locate Ken and Amo in church last week by Ken's bald spot in the back of his head. In retaliation, Ken purchased a bottle of Rogaine, wrapped it, and placed it under the tree with a gift tag that said To: Ken - From: Kristy. It was a great gag as we watched Kristy's puzzled face turn from shock to embarrassed laughter to determination to search for the real gift giving culprit. :)