Christmas Eve

Kristi and Josh bringin' down the house with their rendition of "Summer Lovin" (Once again, not sure why this picture won't move to the bottom)

The Johnson family has grown bigger and bigger over the last several years. It seems like every year we either have a wedding or new babies to add to the family. This year, we were so blessed to have all 42 members of the family in Harlingen for Christmas. Our family is so close, and we cherish the times that we can all get together. It has become increasingly difficult over the years since we are spread out across the country. Since everyone was in town, my grandparents wanted to take a family picture. On Christmas Eve afternoon, we all met at the designated location to snap a big, family photo. We are having to become quite creative in order to fit everyone in the picture. After the photo session, everyone headed over to my parents house for the Johnson tradition of chili and tamales on Christmas Eve. After dinner, everyone bundled up and headed outside for some fun. My parents hired a karaoke company to come for a couple hours after dinner. I was skeptical about whether people would really get up and sing or not. By the end of the night, I think everyone in the family got up there at one point. We had an absolute blast cutting up on the microphone and showing off our "skills". I feel so blessed to have such a loving family that cares about each other and makes it a priority to spend time with each other. I cherish all the fun times and memories we have made over the years and look forward to seeing how our family will continue to grow in the future. (We are adding 5 more to our family this year with one wedding and 4 babies on the way).

Dad and Travis singing "Boot Scoot and Boogie"

Cousins!

Jason and I

David and Rachel (Johnson) Lippe with their daughter Leanne (We just found out that Rachel is expecting another baby!!)

Uncle Mark, Cody, Sarah (with little baby girl coming in April), Aunt Susan

Dad, Cooper, Uncle Richard

Me and Grandma

Bailey started everyone out with a fantastic version of "Jingle Bells and Silent Night"

Girl's singing R-E-S-P-E-C-T (It was much more difficult than it seemed when we picked this song)

Cale and Charlie I think attempting "Gettin' Jiggy with It"

Mom and Jason impressed us all with "Hey Jude" (After Uncle Mark teased them that they were scaring the children, they decided to get the crowd involved to help them finish the song) haha

Mom with her boys

Dad, Grandpa, and Cody

Boy's turn!

Aunt Sherry, Grandma, and Mom