Round 5 - Christmas Eve in El Campo

Round 5 was spent in El Campo at Lori's Grandmother's house. We were only missing one out of the five families! With as many out-of-staters we have on that side...that is pretty good!

We started out the festivities with a trip to the annual Novak Christmas Party. This is a party with my Grandma and her two sisters and their whole families! There are LOTS of generations...and LOTS of hugs...and LOTS Of "wow, look how big ___ has gotten!". :) Aubree was quite a hit!

Here are the Novak Sisters: Evelyn (Lori's Grandma), Martha & Lillie

Some of the cousins. We're missing Meredith, Jeffrey, Dede, Scott, Susan, Christopher, Ashley, Megan & Casey.

Shown are: Tom, Lori, Bret, Lisa, Kristen, Stella, (bottom row:) Allison & Rebecca

Lori & Tom at the hot & humid Novak Family Christmas Party

Aubree: "Um, Daddy...how in the world can you sleep when that thing you call a fan is going around and around and around. That is simply AMAZING!"

Waiting for Grandma to say "Let's GO!" before the Novak Party. As Aubree eyes mommy's glass of wine.

Every year, Santa makes a special trip to Grandma's house to bring presents to all the grandchildren. The grandchildren's gifts are getting smaller...but it's time to ramp up for the Great Grandchildren! Always a new "Santa"...we inducted Bret into the family this year! Bret will be marrying my oldest cousin on that side, Estella. They are getting married in May and now that he has proposed...we can start showing him the true colors of the Dornak Family! :)

Bret & Estella

A visit from none other than SANTA!!! Brock was very excited!

Aubree is having a hard time believing this! Woah, is that REALLY YOU Santa??

Some of the crowd at Grandma's House