It took 12 Christmases, but the “Christmas Story”-inspired bunny suit I gave to my brother in 2002 finally ended up back in my hands.

I bought this thing for $4, and as it has been re-gifted again and again over the years I think we’ve extracted roughly $4,981 worth of entertainment.

In this post from 2012, I wrote more about the history, along with pictures of a few recipients.  Though everyone in the family (I think) has been gifted the bunny suit at least once, only niece Mady and nephew Chuck have worn it.  I know the small size is largely responsible for that, but I think there’s no excuse.  From now on, I want Christmas to be like this:

Or, if the person is particularly in the spirit, perhaps this:

Mystery family member who will get it from me next year, start planning your photo shoot now.