Christmas Eve

I love Christmas Eve! This year didn't disappoint. We went to the Eastman's for dinner. The kids acted out the nativity which is always fun to watch. This year we had a lamb, the donkey, and a wise-man.

Grandma Eastman did a fun present passing game for the kids

Ryan and uncle Neal got to help too

After the party, we headed home and let the kids open the presents they picked out for each other. We didn't want them to get lost in the chaos of the following morning. They sure appreciated the gifts that they each picked out.

Then Santa came. The past 2 years I've been worried that Santa's cover might be blown, but again this year there was not a single question asked. Kegan was the first to hear something out the window. He suddenly got nervous and asked us to look. They finally were brave enough to peek out the back door and see him walking around. They just didn't know what to do or think. Kegan was sure to tell him they were good though! Elise actually wasn't nervous just having him in there. Getting her to sit on his lap was a different story.

Santa sang some songs with them and gave them new jammies. (Best picture we got) Then he had to head off but promised he would be back. The boys were beyond excited. I couldn't help but smile just watching them.

Before bed we had a little family night. We talked about Jesus' birth, sang songs, and read books. That is honestly one of my highlights. I always hope that we will be able to help our kids make that the focus of Christmas.