Christmas with the Bernheisels, Part II

When we left Pop's house we went right to GG and Great Great Grandpa Herb's house. Dinner was waiting when we got there, of course, and then we went right to bed. Sort of. Clare was really sick and stayed up all night in total misery. But it was OK, mostly, because GG and Great Great Grandpa Herb don't sleep much anyway.

The next morning was Christmas! And Mama and Vati rallied enough to feed us and let us open presents.
This is their Christmas tree. Don't worry. That's not all for us.
We let Great Great Grandpa Herb help us with our packages. We got lots of great stuff. Clothes and toys and books! Hooray!

After lunch and a nap we woke up to find more family than we even knew we had. Aunts and uncles and cousins, and even our favorite friend Amanda's family was there! We opened presents for a long time.
In our family, the youngest person in the room has to hand out presents. David's been the youngest for a ridiculously long time. He's happy to give up elf duty. He still helped me read the names, but I passed out the presents.
Then it was time for dinner. This was the biggest Christmas dinner at GG's house yet! There was lots to eat. Vati and I sat at the Cool Kids' Table with my cousins. Mama and Clare had to sit with the adults. I even got to eat GG's homemade custard for dessert from a salt cellar, just like my big cousin Michael used to do when he was my age. Everybody thought that was pretty funny, but it seemed like a good idea to me!

This is getting long, so we'll be back with more later!