We had a wonderful month celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, and trying to emulate his life by doing little things all month long to be more like him. We put up our light the world tree again and every time the kids do something Christlike or an act of service they get to put up a star. It always brings such a wonderful spirit in our home and helps to balance out all the crazy with what seems like nonstop things going on during the month.
On Christmas Eve we decided to try a new tradition my friend told me their family does. It's a box they get to open on Christmas Eve filled with fun things to do that night like watching a Christmas movie, reading a book, popping some popcorn, a game and just fun stuff like that. The kids thought it was fun!
Then of course in there is a pair of jammies for everyone because you can't have Christmas Eve without new jammies haha
Christmas Eve candlelight Dinner- Ham and cheesy potatoes of course!
Gotta love the matching jammies. So much fun!
Christmas Morning!!
Jay's excitement over a lego set
We had the kids pick names again this year. So other than stuff from Santa they just get the one gift from someone in the family. The kids always love picking out and gifting their present. We didn't have the time and energy this year to do the homemade ones like last year. But it was still a ton of fun.
The one present Scott really really wanted....a soft cuddly blanket! So adorable!
Scott tricked Hailey and put weights in his present so she wouldn't guess what it was. What a stinker! You can tell Hailey wasn't quite as amused as he was. Ha!
I always love after the presents are opened and we stay down in the basement all day building legos, watching new movies, playing new games and just spending time together. It's the best.
We plan to spend our Christmas Break skiing our hearts out. Should be fun!