CHRISTMAS DINNER AND GIFT EXCHANGE

This year's dinner took place in a private dining room at the resort's restaurant, and the gift exchange followed in the conference room.

Kisses for Gramma

The "Kid Table" - MacKenzie, Wyatt, Carter, Marvin, Julia, and Skylar

Cora learned how to butter her own bread (and so did James)

But then she started dipping it in Uncle Jamie's water glass instead. And eating it. Uncle Jamie decided that she must be part duck. Her daddy and I think she must be part gross.

Kate obviously had too much fun this morning...

Jill, Karen, and James join the kid table

Must have been an exciting game...

Gift exchange! We just put our kids' names in the drawing this year, and James drew Kate, so we got her a mini American Girl doll and book, and an iTunes gift card to go with it (so she can buy whatever apps she wants for her iPad).

Skylar drew James' name, and she got him this awesome game. He was so happy when he opened it, saying "Hey! That's a giant Spider-Man! Doot doo doo doot doo DOO!" and then proudly walked to around to almost every single family member to show it off!

Cora was part shy and part social on this trip, definitely preferring to be in the arms (and laps) of her uncles over her aunts. Here she is showing "Uncle" Ben (actually a second cousin, I think) her new baby doll, a Baby Cinderella from her Grand Aunt Sara.

I joked with Ben that maybe he needed his own baby doll... (I think everyone is hoping that Ben and Whitney are next on the great-grandbaby making list)

We discovered at dinner that James and his Uncle Jamie were wearing matching shirts (and we're pretty sure Jamie doesn't shop at Gymboree), so of course I had to get a photo of the twins!

Aunt Beverly put together a "money tree" for GG using contributions from many of her family members, with checks she can use at the nursing home for hair cuts, manicures, etc.

At 10:00pm, James finally got a chance to unwind back in the hotel room and play his new game. The kids were up until 11:45pm Saturday night...