Donna Kelce will be in Philadelphia for Eagles Game on Christmas Day

Donna Kelce will be in Philadelphia for Christmas this year to support son Jason Kelce.

“I will be in Philadelphia for Christmas spending time with my grandchildren as we cheer on their father,” Donna, 71, said. People on Thursday, December 21, referring to Jason, 36, and the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the New York Giants on December 25. (Jason and wife Kylie Kelce share three children, Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 10 months.)

The NFL mom recalled spending holidays during their childhood “supporting the children at various sporting events” and “enjoying the Christmas holidays with other families.”

“But I remember the joy in their eyes when they woke up early on Christmas Day and came downstairs to screams, laughter and a flurry of torn wrapping paper,” she told the outlet.

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As for Donna’s youngest son, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelcehe will play against the Las Vegas Raiders in Kansas City on December 25. Donna won’t be in attendance, but she still plans to travel to Kansas City to watch his final game of the year “with family, friends and Chiefs fans.” .”

Although Donna won’t be spending Christmas with either of her boys this year, she noted that she understands that “it’s part of the job” to play games during the holidays. “I embrace the holiday games and enjoy the special days with our football family,” she added.

Instead of celebrating on December 25, Donna shared that she and the family will “enjoy Christmas as a family on another day,” noting, “Santa has always somehow been able to find families to celebrate on December 25.” working on an alternative date on Christmas Day.”

Last month, Donna opened up exclusively We weekly about how the holidays can be a “tough” time of year for many, especially “if your kids are playing sports.”

“You’re not home much during the holidays,” she explained. “We would travel a lot. We were supposed to be in Florida, St. Augustine, visiting family, Disney [World]Marco Island and Fort Myers. [Jason and Travis’] grandparents [and] our uncles were in Florida, so we went to Florida all the time for the holidays.”

Although Donna and her family may not have a traditional Christmas experience right now, she shared with Us that they often spent the holidays playing board games and puzzles.

“At Christmas, years ago, we always did that [play] Mario Bros. video games,” she shared. “We would say, ‘Okay, it’s your turn. Just see how far you can get,” and then we would make a tag team.”

When it comes to holiday food traditions, Donna opened up about her cooking — and the one dish she’s perfected.

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“I make cinnamon rolls,” she said. “They are always my favorite, my go-to. I can only do it a few times a year, it’s so sweet. So we have rolls, muffins, cookies and things like that, and I usually do that in season.

Cinnamon rolls are apparently a Kelce family favorite, with Travis’ girlfriend, Taylor Swiftwhich also makes it a batch.

“[Travis] comes home. I was at his house, three hours before the game we had a pre-game meal,” former quarterback Bernie Kosar remembered earlier this week. “And Taylor is so nice, she comes in alone. She is so cool, she made her homemade cinnamon rolls for Travis as an appetizer.”