This was one of those Christmases that we will always look back and say "That was the BEST Christmas ever!". Nathan had to work in the morning on Christmas Eve so the boys and I stayed busy around the house until he came home. We baked cookies for Santa and even finished up wrapping some gifts! After getting ready, we headed to Mim and Poppa's church for Christmas Eve service and then back to their house for a dinner of chicken enchiladas and all the Mexican trimmings!
When we got home, Jacob opened a gift from us (new matching pjs!) and his gift from Jonah (Chutes and Ladders). We put out chocolate chip cookies, milk, a candy cane and carrot for Santa then he got all ready for bed and we went to work getting everything ready for the morning.
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| New pjs from Mommy and Daddy! |
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| Chutes and Ladders from Jonah |
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| Leaving treats for Santa |
Jacob came into our room around 6 because of a thunderstorm and climbed into bed. We got up around 7:30 and got ready to go downstairs to see what Santa had left! We spent the cozy morning opening gifts, eating a yummy breakfast, watching Christmas movies and enjoying a warm fire!
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| Patiently waiting |
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| The loot! |
Several hours later we started getting ready to go to Mim and Poppa's house. We noticed that the rain that had been falling all morning had turned to sleet and then snow! We decided to leave a little earlier than we had originally planned to get there before the roads got really bad. While there, we enjoyed time with cousins, yummy food, and more present opening! By the time we were ready to go home, it was quite late and we were all exhausted! It was so wonderful to see the streets and neighborhoods blanketed in white and we'll never forget our white Christmas!
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| Sam read the Christmas story... |
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| ...while Jacob and Levi laid out the characters |
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| Jonah got in cuddles with Poppa! |
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| Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus! |
