Christmas Traditions: Alger Christmas Party

As a kid, I remember going to the Alger Family Christmas party. For those who aren't familiar with my family tree, my mother's mother's family are the Algers. Grandma had seven brothers and sisters plus her, so you can imagine it was quite a large group of people to get together. This is especially true now that my grandma and many of her siblings are now great-grandparents and four generations are celebrating together. For years we've had to rent a place to hold us all - usually the Luray Rotary building.

While I haven't been able to attend every year, last year was the first time ever I remember them not really having the get together. It was disappointing since it would have been the first year for me to take Caleb, but this year the party was back on and Caleb was old enough to run with the other kids. As usual the stage at the front of the building was a hot spot for running about and showing off a little.

There was a great turn out:

After finishing some wonderful food, Angie and Tammy (our cousins who are in charge of organizing this event) had games for the kids to play. Caleb didn't understand some of the games but he did participate in "Pin the Nose on the Snowman." They gave a prize to the boy and girl who got the closest and to the boy and girl who was the farthest away. Caleb was the littlest cousin to participate but somehow, even blindfolded, he managed to win a prize for being the boy who got closest to the real nose.


He won some Legos which Mommy stored until he's at an age that he'll be a little less likely to eat them:


Later the kids played a version of "Hot Potato" using candy canes. Caleb decided just to watch this time.


As vain as it may sound, I was excited to go this year and have the opportunity to show off my little man. He had a great time running and dancing with all of those cousins. This is one tradition I hope stays around for a long time!