Klatt Christmas

We had Christmas with my side of the family last weekend, December 5th. We don't usually have it this early but Derek & pam came up from Estevan so we all celebrated toegther then. We have always had Christmas at Mom & Dad's but this year Heidi hosted in their new home. (the wall behind with the "Family" plaque on it was mudded, sanded & painted all that day before we arrived - it originally had a door there)

This was not a planned/posed picture.

Bryan was sitting on the couch & all the kids gathered round.

I didn't get any pictures of our meal together. Then we opened gifts. Katelynn reminded me so much of us when we were younger. "Is it time to open presents yet?" "When can we open presents?" etc. It was so hard to wait as a child.

Dad read the Christmas story before we opened gifts.

Calleigh was so surprised that there was a present for her. She said, "For me? a present for me?" She was amazed. She got this Little Mommy set from Grandma & Grandpa. She loves it, she carries the doll around with her wherever she goes. Calleigh really is a little Mommy, she likes to change the doll's diaper & feed her. She will be a good big sister.

Jaken got this Tonka truck and enjoyed rides in there.

We had Heidi & Tim's names and gave them this frame/rack along with a gift card. The frame says, "Treat your family like friends and your friends like family"

(in the above picture you can see hwere they added patio doors to replace the original door, that was to the left)
The girls each got these hats and bows, flowers, etc that attach to them, from Uncle Derek & Pam.

Simon figured that since the girls had their pictures taken together then all the boys that got hockey sticks should also have a picture together.


The Marble "game" from Uncle Derek & Pam. It is tricky to get it all set up but the kids all loved it. And Simon's Hungry Hippo game.


This day was crazy enough, I don't know how we did it at Heiberg Christmases with 13 grandchildren in Grandma & Grandpa's little house.