Christmas Eve Traditions are still going strong....
With a little change up in our plans from previous years, we began early at Target for a few last minute items....
then we met our favorite Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Duncan, for lunch! She is such a joy to spend time with and the children cherish this time with her....
following lunch, we made our way to the nail salon for our traditional pedicures. The boys have memories from this year - the workers did a great job cleaning those boys up, lol.
We rushed home and got ready for our evening candlelight service at church.....
Following church, we had friends over for chilli, etc....such a fun time together with those who have been friends for many years! We love this evening every year! And it is especially special to me since it is a tradition my grandmother began when I was very little....I have very fond memories of being at their house every Christmas Eve!
Soon the house was full of just our crew so it was time for pjs presents and Twas The Night Before Christmas. Everyone had matching PJs this year....or, coordinating at least.
We love to hear Pop read Twas the Night Before Christmas....thankfully he recorded it for us many years ago so that we can listen to him read even when he is not with us in person.
Next was the Christmas Story....through all of the traditions we have as family, it is important to remember the reason for this entire season. We got a little carried away and just kept reading and reading until finally one little was fast asleep and the others were almost there too.
The children all slept in the loft together and were asleep early though they will tell you they didn't sleep a wink, ha! Ryan and I sat down for the evening and watched A Christmas Vacation for a few laughs....this is our tradition and one of us may have the movie memorized, line per line.
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