With Christmas only two days away, and with me working both the day before and the day after Christmas, we've had to do Christmas gatherings a little differently this year. Last weekend was the Weathersbys. This weekend was the Vallos.
We spent the afternoon with Gordon and Josie, with their four daughters, and with Gordon's parents. Both sets of grandparents got a chance to celebrate Christmas a bit early with the granddaughters.
Guests included (back row) Ashley, Debra, Josie, Alexia, Gordon, Baylee, Ruth, and (front row) Tom, Rylie, Makiah and me. The angel on top of the Christmas tree resembles a Shriner's fez on top of Gordon's head, but it's not.
Debra holds a sign given to us by Gordon and Josie. The ribbon on the hanging wire attached to the sign resembles a mustache, but it's not.
Papa and Nana's gift to Baylee is a Taylor Swift guitar songbook, which pleases Baylee much.
Ashley and Rylie pause for a picture.
Rylie shows her new fashion design kit to Makiah.
Alexia shows off her gifts to Tom and Ruth.
Makiah is happy with her new purse.
Alexia gravitated toward my lap for much of the afternoon, except when she was busy making noise and trying to open other people's gifts.
Gordon functioned as the referee and child-behavior-controller, and he did a fine job in that role.
Baylee provided entertainment with both a guitar and a viola. I had no idea before today that Baylee knew how to play a viola.
Baylee plays a viola solo, with a little help from Alexia. I recognized the tune as "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee", which was appropriate for the season. The video of this brief performance is shown by clicking the play tab below:
I love the group photo and Baylee did a great job!
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