Sunday, December 18th, I posted to Facebook these pictures with this text:
"A collection of pictures from the Christensen Family Christmas' through our years (1970-2021). May they bring back memories for our family. Hope you will remember times with your family. From our home to yours, Have a Very Merry Christmas!!"
December 25, 1970, Bossier City, LA: Claude & Papa cut down a tree in the forest.
December 25, 1970, Bossier City, LA: Sandi and the stocking she filled for Claude
December 1971, Sunnymead, CA: Nissa, our 1st born
December 1972, Shreveport, LA: Papa helping Nissa hang her stocking
December 1972, Shreveport, LA: Nissa with Santa. Santa was Murray Jones. He and Mamie had no children. My mother was their daughter figure. Loved Uncle Murray.
December 25, 1973, Sunnymead, CA: Andie and Nissa
December 1974, Sunnymead, CA: Andie and Nissa
December 25, 1975, Denver, CO: Andie, Jacob, Nissa
December 1976, DeQuincy, LA: Laura Cordelia Fisch, Nissa, Clarence Clifford Fisch, Jacob, Andie.
These are my Mother's parents, my kids great grandparents.
December 1978, Thatcher, UT: Krys Myers & Jake (Cousins)
December 1979, Shreveport, LA: Jacob, Nissa, Papa, Mimi, Andie
December 1979, Shreveport, LA: Andie doing what Mimi taught the girls to keep warm. Bet all the cousins and siblings remember doing this!
December 1980, Denver, CO: Jake, Nissa & Andie
December 25, 1982, Denver, CO: Jacob & Andie on top row. Nissa in front. Beginning of stair pictures!
December 25, 1983, Montgomery Village, MD: Andie, Nissa, Jake
December 1984, Montgomery Village, MD: Claude & Sandi
December 25, 1985, Montgomery Village, MD: Nissa, Andie & Jake.
December 25, 1986, Montgomery Village, MD: Nissa, Andie & Jake.
December 1987, Washington DC Temple Visitor's Center: Nissa in role of Mary at live Nativity.
December 1988, Montgomery Village, MD: Jake, Andie & Nissa.
December 25, 1989, Montgomery Village, MD: Nissa, Andie & Jake.
December 1990, Montgomery Village, MD: Nissa, Andie in Claude's Papasan chair.
December 1990, Montgomery Village, MD: Michael & his Hanukkah socks.
December 1990, Montgomery Village, MD: Jake, Nissa & Andie with Santa Claude!!
December 1991, Thatcher, UT: Bonnie (Claude's mother) in poinsettia shirt with her Christmas tree decorated in poinsettias!
December 25, 1992, Montgomery Village, MD: Russ Evans at top, Andie, Jake at bottom.
December 1993, Montgomery Village, MD, Lakeforest Mall: Mimi & Papa watching the talking bear, AKA Jake.
December 1994, Montgomery Village, MD: Katelyn & Sandi.
December 25, 1994, Montgomery Village, MD: Katelyn & Nissa.
December 1995, Montgomery Village, MD: Claude & Katelyn.
December 1996, Montgomery Village, MD: Katelyn decorating the tree. Claude holding her.
December 25, 1997, Montgomery Village, MD: Chuck, Andie & Michael. Chuck is Michael's friend who spent Christmas with us.
December 25, 1998, Ft. Myer, VA: Paul, Aubrey & Katelyn.
December 25, 1998, Montgomery Village, MD: Back row: Papa hold Bitsy & Mimi. Next row: Michael & Andie. Bottom row: Jake & Claude. We added a sign saying "Chuck Belongs Here"
December 25, 1999, Montgomery Village, MD: Claude in back. Michael & Andie in front.
December 1999, Weber State University, Ogden, UT: Jake in Christmas Quartet.
December 25, 2000, Montgomery Village, MD: Jake holding Mandy, Andie on back row. Michael holding Bo on front row.
December 25, 2001, Montgomery Village, MD: Top: Claude. Middle: Andie with Mandy. Bottom: Michael with Bo.
December 25, 2003, Montgomery Village, MD: Aubrey in her Princess Dress with Hulk Hands!
December 2004, Salt Lake City, UT: This was the year we moved to Kentucky. Claude and I drove to Utah for Christmas.
December 2005, Georgetown, KY: Claude, Hayden & Sandi.
December 2005, Georgetown, KY: Mimi playing with Hayden's hair. Hayden watching Papa play the guitar.
December 2006, Sadieville, KY: Hayden.
December 25, 2007, Sadieville, KY: Back Row: Jake, Nissa, Andie, Katelyn, Hayden. Front Row: Paul, Aubrey, Bailey. Our three children are Nissa, Jake & Andie. Our grandmonsters in birth order are Katelyn, Paul, Aubrey, Hayden and Bailey.
December 2008, Sadieville, KY: Santa Claude.
December 2008, Sadieville, KY: Puzzle Time. Sandi, Nissa, Andie, Jake, Todd.
December 25, 2009, Sadieville, KY: Hayden.
December 25, 2009. Sadieville, KY: Bailey.
December 25, 2009, Sadieville, KY: Hayden created his own Santa Outfit from his own clothes.
December 2010, LaGrange, KY: Hayden and Bailey. They wanted their own Christmas trees. I made them trees out of fabric with colorful buttons as ornaments.
December 2010, Sadieville, KY: Hayden, Sandi & Bailey.
December 2011, Sadieville, KY: Bailey & Sandi play the piano.
December 2011, Sadieville, KY: Hayden and a very patient Grampa Claude.
December 25, 2012, Sadieville, KY: From top to Bottom: Claude, Papa, Nissa, Todd, Jake, Michael, Paul, Aubrey, Bailey, Hayden, Andie.
December 25, 2012, Sadieville, KY: Bailey, Papa & Hayden. They made him a 'mistletoe' picture with their feet!
December 25, 2013, Sadieville, KY: Bailey, Michael Claus & Hayden.
December 2015, Holly Hill Inn, Midway, KY: Sandi & Claude.
December 25, 2015, Sadieville, KY: Top to Bottom: Papa, Hayden, Claude, Bailey, Michael, Jake, Andie.
December 26, 2016, Sadieville, KY: Hayden, Jake, Bailey.
December 25, 2017, Sadieville, KY: Michael opened the perfect gift! Bacon flavored toothpaste!
December 25, 2018, Sadieville, KY: Jake in the perfect gift.
December 2019, Sadieville, KY: Raelyn, Bailey, Emelia & Sandi.
December 25, 2019, Sadieville, KY: Reverse Stair Picture, Sandi.
December 25, 2019, Sadieville, KY: Claude & Emelia.
December 25, 2020, Sadieville, KY: The Covid Christmas. We were all okay to be just family. The Marx family joined Claude and I in Sadieville. Sandi, Claude, Michael, Andie, Hayden & Bailey.
December 2020, Sadieville, KY: The Mask Ornament to remember Covid.
December 25, 2021, Georgetown, KY: 1st Christmas in our new home. This home had no stairs...so we improvised. Back Row: Jake, Claude, Michael. Middle Row: Andie, Sandi. Bottom Row: Bailey, Hayden.
December 2021, .Skellig Island, Ireland with Mark Hamill
December 2021, The Great Wall of China.
December 2021, Machu Picchu.
December 2021, Philadelphia, PA with Rocky Balboa.
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