We kicked off the family Christmas celebrations with a trip to Chariton in mid-December to gather with John's mom's side of the family. A good time was had by all as we shared a meal, 

played some games, 

Hullabaloo!

opened presents, 

Lego!

and then moved the party to the nursing home to enjoyed some desserts with Great-Grandma.

Edward and Nick fashion footwear

We were only sorry to miss John's cousin Luke and family, but they were eagerly awaiting the newest member of their family (born 12/29!) and unable to travel so close to the due date. Hmmm...sounds familiar!

The next weekend, we traveled to Evanston to celebrate with my family the Saturday before Christmas. What do you do when it's the dead of winter and you have 14 people ranging in age from 3 to 67 in need of entertainment? Well, if you happen to be a Geraghty, you go bowling!

Showing the kids how it's done.

It was the first time bowling for our kids and my sisters'. We had two lanes and employed the gutter bumpers on both to minimize the youthful frustration. 

Turned out, we all benefited, because basically, we all stink at bowling. 

Action!

Both Daniel and one of his cousins (Katherine?) managed to throw the ball in such a way as to send it OVER the bumper and into the gutter.  Only four members of our party even broke 100. 

But we had fun together and that's what counts.