Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was so much fun!

Daddy helped the kids decorate cookies for Santa.

Then we let the kids open their presents from us.

Jack got an excavator...

...and a front loader!

Anna got the American Girls Bitty Babies Twins.

She named them Greg and Michelle.:)

After a morning of cookies and new toy fun (and an afternoon nap), we headed to church for the Impromptu Family Christmas Pageant.  I love it because the kids can dress up as animals and shepherds and angels and just be kids, there are no speaking parts since they have adults read the Christmas story, and we sing all the familiar Christmas hymns.  I also love that it is informal and only lasts 30 minutes.  It is so cute!

Jack had to dress up too since Sissy did!

Our sheep and pink pig!

Silly sheep!

Jack even went up on stage with Sissy!

After the church pageant, we headed to Nannie and Pop's house for Christmas Eve dinner.  Tom and Lynn and TJ and Wes were all in town, so we had much to celebrate!  Jack was infatuated with TJ and Wes and had to track their every move the whole night.  "Where did TJ go?" was a very common question that night.  It was hilarious!

The cousins with sweet Nana

Just the cousins

After a fun night, we raced home to get in bed for Santa to come.  The kids threw the reindeer food out into the yard and got the cookies and chocolate milk ready for Santa.

Love this photo!!

Benny's last day with us and he appropriately
found himself beside the baby Jesus.
God, thank you for our incredible gift!!