Tuesday, December 29, 2009

A Traditional Christmas Day at the Erickson's

Every Christmas day, 30 bodies crowd into Dave's childhood home
where Grandma Erickson cooks breakfast for each person. This feat
takes about 2 hours because every plate is cooked to order; no buffet
here! Next, all 30 of us cram into the basement room where a fire
burns and presents are stacked to the ceiling. Grandma and Grandpa
have stayed up all night Christmas Eve to stuff 30 individual stock-
ings and to wrap gifts for 20 grandchildren and their parents. Chaos
erupts as everyone opens gifts simultaneously; wrapping paper flies,
children squeal in delight and adults give their thanks.








The exhausted King of the Castle

1 comment:

Ed and Susan said...

What a fine tradition and gift of love for Dave's folks to provide all those gifts for their family.

WOW