Christmas Eve

This year was our year to host Christmas Eve with my family.  What a fun afternoon & evening!  We went to the 2:30 pm Children's Christmas service at Lord of Life.  The kids did great......and Jack even got a little nap on my shoulder during the later part of the service.  Then we came back here, the kids played, the adults hung out and then we ate dinner and opened gifts.  We tried a new thing this year and the kids opened their presents in phases which seemed to help the chaos......the last couple years we hardly knew what happened and/or who got what as there were wrappings all over.  Everyone went home so we could all wake up in our own beds to wake up and see what Santa brought! :)

Madelyn went straight to bed and didn't even watch the Peppa the Pig......like she usually does.  I later found out that Ms. JoAnna (her teacher at school) told all the kids they needed to go straight to bed if they wanted Santa to come.....and Madelyn being the rule follower she is did just that!

Pictures before church........

The big kids - so grown up and so cute together!

Where it all started!

Love this family!!!

Nana & Papa with their kids!

Pictures during church......our pastor had everyone take a Christmas selfie during the sermon!

Pictures after church.......

Love my Bishop!

Shoveling and eating chocolate.....doesn't get much better than that!

We gave Bishop a remote control rat!
He loved it.....I was glad it was out of our house :)

Jack got 15+ trucks for Christmas.....all boy and loving it!

Auntie & M......special bond! :)