There is never a dull moment whenever the Pikus's get together. We had a soup and salad bar for dinner then the games began. There was the famous "white-elephant exchange" which isn't really white-elephant. Grandma Pikus buys all of the gifts, most of them amazing gift cards and high end gifts. She then gives each person and specific amount of play money to auction off each wrapped gift. Sometimes someone may spend all of their cash on something like a Barbie doll or just a few bucks on a $25 gift card. It has been a huge hit at our Christmas parties over the last few years. Even Jayden got to join us on a virtual call and ended up with a gift card to a restaurant. We also had the kids reenact the Nativity which usually ends up being more comical than spiritual since the little ones usually end up fighting with the donkey and shepherds over their staffs. It wouldn't be the same without it though. This year we had a surprise visitor which Auri was grateful for since she didn't get to see Santa due to Covid. She was afraid he wouldn't know what she wanted. So luckily she let him know. As you can see MOST of the kids were excited to see him, a few apparently didn't' realize where their Christmas gifts came from. It was another successful Pikus Christmas Party! The memories will last us a lifetime and beyond! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the great parties!
