Every Christmas is special, but some are more memorable than others. One of my favorite Christmases occurred 34 years ago. That was the year of the “Back Yard Christmas Day Pro Bowl.”

Christmas morning was a wonderful one as Santa had been especially good to us. Under the Christmas tree our three kids had discovered presents from mommy and daddy as well as from Old Saint Nick. Chrissy’s favorite gift was a toy kitchen set and Mike and John were especially excited about the football uniforms they received. It wasn’t long before our nephew, Jerry, (who was like our third son) arrived to show the boys the football outfit he received.