Christmas Eve Celebrations

Christmas Eve began with B putting the final piece on the Advent Calendar, which is ALWAYS Santa.

N with his cousins

B with Ashley

N with Mason

T & J with cousin Sean

Kayla & B

Leslie with her Gingerbread Houses ... one for EACH child

Construction on the Ginger Bread houses begins!

Santa dropped by for a QUICK visit. He brought a small gift for each child. Here, T
gets a quick word to Santa.

Mom with her brothers and sisters

Christmas Eve was so much fun! We met at my sister's home and had so much fun just being together. The kids just played and played and played. The kids LOVED decorating their own Gingerbread house. What a treat that was! Then, Santa made a surprise visit and the kids went wild! It was fun to watch. Our parents called us from overseas to wish us a Merry Christmas. There was SO much great food and we topped that off with a Honey Baked Ham dinner. We were stuffed. We sang songs and had a small gift exchange. The boys got their traditional new PJ's from Mom & Dad, too. Mom even bought Dad a pair like the boys. We left late, and were really tired, but we had a great time and enjoyed being with family.