White Elephant

 Tonight, we hosted the 5th Annual White Elephant Party.  We even had our very own "Buddy the Elf"!

The party couldn't get started until he topped our tree with the Christmas Star!

Jenna, Taylor, Maylie, Madison and Lauren

 We ate pizzas from Temecula Pizza Co (since we were in OC all day for a soccer showcase) and then picked numbers for the main event.  This crazy crew posed with the numbers stuck to their foreheads!

 We had 21 participants this year so lots of great choices, ranging from super small to that giant box full of air holes. I was a little worried Matt had convinced someone to bring a puppy!

 Lindsey was up first and picked this lovely Buddha.

 Madison picked Zoomies.

 Taylor was brave and opened the big box...her very own walker.  Hilarious!  At least it wasn't a puppy!

 Maylie chose a camo duck with Duck Dynasty boxers inside.

 Lindsey had the Buddha stolen by Charlie or Tyan (started getting confusing) and picked this lovely Hillbilly briefcase we found in Georgia...which was later stolen by Leslie.

 Allison got this crazy cat fleece blanket, which then got stolen by Maylie. So Allison stole the walker so Taylor could steal back the blanket from Maylie.  Confused yet?

 Jenna left with the shark bank

 Matt got the Obama toilet paper, but it was later stolen by Tyan so Matt ended up with a framed Definitions of Poop!

 Madison's Zoomies were stolen, so she picked the hot dog hat.

 Charlie (note the costume change) stole the hot dog hat and Madison ended up with a jock strap and two pink tennis balls!

 Hank and Hayden both got a Polly (fake wooden parrot that actually chirps and turns its head).

 Tyan with his toilet paper

 Lauren with her very oversized bra and very short jean booty shorts

 Turbo got two bars of soap...one that said "Butt" and one that said "Face".  You sure don't want to mix them up!

 Dan loved his Duck Dynasty sign.  "If it's got a name, it's a pet.  If not, it's dinner"!

 Taylor with her crazy cat blanket

 After Lindsey had the Buddha and the briefcase stolen, she ended up with the drink glasses and was very happy!

Taylor is wearing the disgusting LA Dodger jacket from Goodwill that I selected.  It even had a blood stain on the front...gross, but funny!

Katy with her sombrero-wearing cat phone case. 

Reanna sporting her new windshield wiper goggles.

Tim stole the duck from Maylie, only for her to chose a duck whistle...sense a theme this year?

 We had very sore cheeks and bellies from laughing so hard and loved the creativity everyone put into their gifts.  We played a fun round of LCR and then the kids played a few rounds of Spoons.

 Cheers to another successful White Elephant and to wonderful friends!