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Merry Christmas from my family to yours! 

Christmas 2011

Sunday, December 25th

Minneapolis had a brown Christmas, these are far and few between, so I was happy to take our family photo outside without having to put on appropriate clothing, boots, mittens, and jacket to stay warm. The last brown Christmas according to the weather people was 2006, with a wopping 32 in the history of Minnesota. Like I said, I think of it as a lucky Christmas. We had a beautiful day topping out with the temperature in mid 40s, clear skies, and sunny!

Some of my favorite Christmas traditions include, but not limited to:

• Christmas music while opening presents on Christmas Eve with the Kramka side of my family
• Christmas Eve service @ Church, followed by potluck styled meal with our church and guests of our homeless shelter that we have
• Watching our family cat bounce and bound between wrapping paper, bag, and etc. 
• Sleeping in
• Christmas Breakfast
• Games with cousins

This year was all this and more, and it may have been my favorite Christmas in many years. We had two additional friends that I can safely say are apart of our family. One was a friend of Ryley's from college, and the second is our most recent addition to our family, our exchange student from Amsterdam. My mom can now say she knows how it feels to be a "mother of 5". It was a packed house, and I loved every minute of it!

My wish for everyone is during this holiday season of rushing and busyness that everyone will have a chance to sit back and take a moment to live in the moment, cherish the times you can spend with the people you love, and do something for yourself (go workout! or take an adventure, do something you've always wanted but never had "time" for).

'Tis the Season 

Meiko Christmas Photo 2011