We had tons of fun learning all the meaning behind the true love gifts in the 12 Days of Christmas song with the Billington side of our family in Carmel, IN..... unwrapping presents, training to be elves, and playing our annual minute to win it games :)  We are missing Brad because he couldn't get any extra time off of work with just beginning his new job.

Elf training session.....how to write riddles and hide gifts :)

Vannah playing the packable stackable game....

Grandpa Billington playing "Do You Hear What I Hear"?  They had to figure out which box had 1, 2, 3, 4 bells in them and arrange them in the right order :)  Extra points for how much time they had left on the clock if they got the correct order.

Karly getting ready to land Santa's sleigh (tortillas) on a plate.....how many successful landings in a minute?

Kenna in her ZONE....ready to wiggle this gingerbread man down her face and into her mouth :P  He got stuck on her nose for a while....haha!

Danielle trying it too....ready to catch it with her tongue.  Kenna looks a little worried there in the background doesn't she?...haha!

I tried the candy cane pick up....you have to snag them with a candy cane in your mouth.  I picked up five :)

Vannah and Bray working on decorating this tree without touching it....they had to send the ornaments through the tube and bounce them onto the tree.....points for how many stayed on or in the foil pan :)

Our team, the Weather Watchers, won!!!!

Kinda sleepy and FULL after all the games and good food!

Between all three teams we were able to put $175 toward purchasing these items from the IDES catalog....International Disaster Emergency Service :)

1 Fruit Tree
6 Chickens
7 Baby Chicks
3 Songbooks
1 Birthing Kit
1 Water Purification System