Mungenast family Christmas

Each year, Aunt Patti and Uncle Jerry open their home in Birmingham, AL to the Mungenast family. We have missed this Christmas event the past two years due to illness, so it was really special this year as it is the boys first Mungenast Christmas!

Even more impressive, 10 out of 14 siblings were in attendance.

Growing up, everyone would draw names with the adults exchanging gifts with each other and the kids exchanging gifts with each other. As the family has grown we now play Dirty Santa. It's quite the game with 60 plus players and it's always a great event!

Granddaddy entertained John Tyler during the gift exchange with the best toy...

a red plastic cup. He was thrilled!

Nana surprised Nathan with a white star balloon and he couldn't have been happier.

We had a special surprise visit from Tami! She flew in from CA and it's been years since we've gotten a chance to visit with her. WHAT A TREAT!

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The guy behind Bonnie is Samuel Coleman. He and Bonnie are dating and he successfully survived both Hamiter and Mungenast families! Very impressive.

Aunt Bonnie graciously let Nathan help her select her gift.

While all of the family was together, we celebrated Aunt Patti's retirement. We are so proud of her exemplary service to our State.

All in all, it was the perfect end to a wonderful Christmas season and a fantastic start to the New Year!