Christmas Eve

 

Every year the children get up and ask to open just *one* gift on Christmas Eve. Daddy always says no and the bribing and pestering begins.

 

Daddy was given a blanket to warm himself and then he asked for a shoulder massage….then coffee….then BREAKFAST…then a FOOT rub. And the worst part is they DID it all! That stinker!

 

 

The children all rejoiced when they *won* and opened a  gift…I think Daddy won…not them.

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Christmas Eve Night

Christmas Eve night my side of the family came over. We only do white elephant gifts(good ones) and play the game with the children then the adults. We stopped drawing names for each other as the cost was just not do-able. Dad and Mom still bring gifts for all us children and their grandchildren.

       

Our family photo on my camera. I am hoping my siblings may have a couple better ones!

 

This year we tried something new. We had a baked potato feed, salads, cheesy bread and veggies. I think it went quite well and clean up was a cinch.

 

Emily and Ali played another beautiful carol for us, Jessica played O Holy Night, Jacob Carol of the Bells and Danny played O Come All Ye Faithful with Emily.

 

 

 

 

Micah received a headlamp that morning and never took it off all day, it was so cute. Now he can go out in the dark woodshed to help the big boys fetch wood.

  

Gracie got a Bitty Baby from Grandma. It has two arms! Her old dolly has been one armed for months ;)

    

This was the neatest gift. Ali, Jessie’s cousin and best friend, built a jump with her Daddy for Angel and Jessica to work with. Jess has used everything from sticks and small logs to jump over and now she has the real thing! Christmas Eve came to a close around 9:30pm and the house was cleaned and children tucked in by 10:30. It is SO much easier when it is at our home!!  Elijah is pretty over stimulated. After waking this morning all he could do was whine and cry so we fed him breaky and put him right back to bed. He slept until 12:30! He is a much more enjoyable boy now. ;)