Christmas Eve

We woke up Christmas Eve morning and found Benny
in his final hiding spot...kneeling beside baby Jesus.

My college girls had all left gifts for the kids, so after breakfast
we let them open their presents from them and from Mommy and Daddy.

Tucker and Emory gave Anna a set of princess card games in a cute bag.

Jack got a train from them!

Michelle and Lucien gave Anna some coloring and activity books with markers.

Thank you for my cell phone, Aunt Michelle!  Now I have one, too!

Lawson gave both kids monogrammed snuggies--so cute!

Anna got a Cinderella Barbie and the Cinderella music box
that she picked out over and over again at Disney World.

Jack was excited about his first remote control car...it goes
when you shake the rattle "remote".

How did it do that?

Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Belle all lined up
to listen to Anna's new jewelry box.

Then Anna and I worked on a birthday cake for Jesus.

Happy Birthday Jesus!

That afternoon, we headed to church for the family impromptu
Christmas pageant.  Anna decided to be a sheep this year.

Jack wanted Anna's sheep ear!

Lots of kids participated...it was so cute!
Afterwards, we headed to Nana's for Christmas Eve dinner.

When we got home, we put Jack to bed and then it was time for
Anna to put out the reindeer food Aunt Sarah had given her.

"I sure hope this helps Santa find our house!"

Then we helped Daddy put out the luminaries.

Anna had seen a Max & Ruby episode where Santa said he liked
chocolate milk the best. She was determined to leave some for him
along with a couple of cookies that she had made.
Finally, it was time for bed so that Santa could come!