AO: ao_the-swanson
Q: Go Blue
PAX: Topless, Earthworm Jim, Go Blue, Legs, Disco, Scarecrow, Training Wheels, Monsanto
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
‘Tis the season for spreading Holiday cheer, and that is exactly what YHC committed to for this lovely edition of The Swanson. Hoping to get more creative this year, alas, life got in the way, and it became a mish-mash of years past, but some great classics nonetheless. A short mosey around the parking lot to the …

WARMUP:
– Xmas trees, x15 IC (modified SSH)
– Chimney climbers, x15 IC (goofballs)
– Mrs. Claus’ Hot Chocolate, x8 IC each arm (pot stirrers)
– Reindeer take offs (prance, dash, jump, on Q)

THE THANG:
1. Little Merkin Boy – PAX hold plank for the song Little Drummer Boy and and do a merkin in every “rum pum pum pum”.
2. Feliz Jump-Squat-idad – PAX do SSH for song Feliz Navidad and do a jump squat on every “Feliz Navidad” or “Merry Christmas”.
3. Santa’s bag of goodies – PAX pulled a “gift” out of Santa’s bag for all to do. Gifts included:
– Reindeer rows x10
– Elf humpers x20
– Star jump x10
– Grinch groiners x15
– Holly hill run x2
– Dancers dips x25
– (Gift) Box jumps x15
– SBC (Santa belly crunch) x30

MARY:
– Gimgerbread house plank – PAX held plank while Q called out parts of a gingerbread house to draw with sidewalk chalk. After each callout, PAX rotated around the circle by one house.
– American Hammers, x25 IC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Yeti challenge kicks off this Saturday, 12/21 at Abduction. Polar plunge to follow the beatdown!
– Post holiday get together planned for 1/11. Details to come.

COT:
YHC spoke about importance of family this time of year. The dictionary has about 18 different definitions for “family”. One is: “a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation : FELLOWSHIP”.

We all have many different types of families. Our spouse/children/parents/siblings, our F3 family, our community, our neighbors, our childhood friends, etc. YHC encouraged everyone to reach out to someone in one of their families who they haven’t spoke with in a while. It may make their day or yours.

Closed out with a quote from Lilo and Stitch about family. “Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.”