Gerdts Family Christmas 2024

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Across
  1. 2. holiday movie that likely causes DEI experts to cringe
  2. 7. traveled a great distance to celebrate the birth of Christ
  3. 10. where Christ was born
  4. 13. fashion statement for kingly baby’s trying to stay out of the cold
  5. 15. originally brought balance to the force
  6. 18. Christians await the second _________
  7. 19. traditional Gerdts holiday meal
  8. 22. a caffeinated beverage that doubles as payment for a haircut
  9. 23. beloved breakfast pastry, for kids and adults alike
  10. 24. special parcel used to deliver Christmas presents to Gerdts family members for years
  11. 25. delicious fried fruit/vegetable (depending on who you ask)
  12. 27. song title that is antonymous with our family when we are all together
  13. 28. you can hear Andrea saying “On Christmas Day? Really?
Down
  1. 1. mix it with sparkling grape juice and you get one sugary concoction that brings children delight
  2. 3. number that is significant both to life of Jesus and our family
  3. 4. acronym that represents the family and sounds like a party
  4. 5. a street that can be walked by one of the same name
  5. 6. location at GG/Poppa’s house where all the grandchildren are developing their green thumb
  6. 8. both the cell phone contact name for a Gerdts family member and a healthy snack
  7. 9. both a snynonym for long journey and useful for a long journey
  8. 11. both the middle name of a grandchild and street where one family called home
  9. 12. misspelled celebrity namesake with beloved pet that is known for its “rumble”
  10. 13. kitchen supply that causes much laughter and frustration every holiday season
  11. 14. unprecedented football achievement we are all rooting for
  12. 16. both the cell phone contact name for a Gerdts family member and what a ghost says
  13. 17. perhaps the only thing Bobby Witt cannot do well on a baseball field, also a family game
  14. 20. a worthless card in most games, a helpful one in pitch, but deadly in a partner game that Andrea enjoys
  15. 21. passage that foretold the birth of Christ, namesake with eldest grandchild
  16. 26. foreigners who have been welcomed into the Gerdts family