In the Eyerly family there is a nightly December tradition of singing Christmas carols as a candle burns down. We start with the youngest member of the group and once everyone has had a turn anyone can just yell out a song. The rules are 1) stop singing when the candle has lost all light 2) no 12 days of Christmas until the flame is almost out 3) Mom sings 'O Holy Night' when it's done. That's it, otherwise anything goes, including songs that no one knows more than a line or two of.
As we were spending the Christmas holidays with the Eyerly family we got to participate in this family tradition. We were joined at Mom and Dad's house by Wade & Kelli, David & Dana, Casi & Jonathan, and Dane (plus Mom & Dad, and Kadi). It was a full house but lots of fun. On Christmas Eve Wade and Kelli left to fly to Utah but we were joined by Dan and Kat Herring and Aunt Kerry.
We had such a blast. The kids loved getting to pick songs and trying to learn all the words. They also loved seeing so many aunts and uncles in one place. What a treat!
Since my pictures include most of the Eyerly side of the family, I'll post them on that blog.
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