Christmas with the Scholz Family

Every year before Christmas my family gets together for an early party. The kids draw names (there are currently 16 grandkids) and exchange gifts when we get together. We eat, sing, play and oh yeah, eat some more. This year it was at my brother's house in Valencia. We went to Disney on Ice, Princess (the boys were thrilled) on Friday and then Saturday was the party. This has been a tradition since back when I was a child and we would get together with my cousins. Sometimes it is difficult to get there and make it happen, but once I am there it reminds me of how great it is to get together with family. Amid the chaos, there is always good times.

This is Kira hugging her cousin Tessa after opening her present.

A game of tag before the party. The dad's were it, and the tree was jail. See all the kids waiting to be rescued?