growing up as a kid we would always go to my dad's mother's house in ridley park, pa for christmas eve. grandma gadbois would always tell us that stanta clause had come to their house early, and we'd open presents there. for the past couple of years my dad's sister marianne has been having over to her house for christmas eve.
ben was the hit of the party, everyone was constantly queueing up to be the next to hold him. it's been a while since there's been a baby on that side of the family. after ben the youngest in the family is marianne's daughter tori, who's a senior in high school.
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