loni and mindi christmas morning 1977

i love this photo--it's of me and my sister running down the hall into the living room, christmas morning 1977.

it was tradition that we never went in to see what santa brought us until we had all gathered in our parent's room and were ready. then we were lined up, youngest to oldest, and only rushed in when we got the 'go ahead'. i never once peeked or went in without my family--it would have ruined the surprise.

we do the same thing with our girls now.