I always look forward to Christmas Eve and the fun things we do. I think it is even more fun now that I have kids and I get to see them get excited for the night. Thankfully we were all feeling better for Christmas Eve and we sure did have a great night. We started the night out with a delicious dinner. It has always been tradition to have a nice ham and turkey (because my mom likes turkey) dinner.
Table set and ready to eat at.
This year's dinner didn't disappoint.Ch
This was Nicole's seat for dinner. One day Nicole you will get to enjoy it with us I promise.
After dinner we told the Christmas story. This year instead of just watching it on DVD we decided to act it out. Since my girls are such dramas anyway we thought it would be more fun this way. We had done it in Iowa with some friends it was so fun so we kept that tradition going.
Of course Makayla wanted to be Mary and since Lucy is easy going right now she got to be her without any fighting. We will see what happens next year. Makayla really wanted Uncle Cory to be Joseph he wasn't to excited about it, but she was able to sweet talk him into it. She was even able to sweet talk him into being the donkey too! What a great uncle she has. Here she is riding the donkey with child and all!
Lucy got to be a shepherd.
Grandpa was the star. Doesn't he make a great star!
Here is Mary, Joseph, and a sheep. I guess Lucy wanted to be both a shepherd and a sheep this year.
Admiring the baby!
The whole picture, even the star in the background.
It was fun recreating the story and I hope the girls got a little bit out of it too!
After the Christmas story we played the traditional "Candy Bar" game. We let the girls play on their own this year and it was so much fun. They were funny to watch try and hold all the candy and pass it at the same time.
After the game we let the girls open presents from each other. Makayla got Lucy this little crab toy that moved when you touched its front claw. She was so freaked out by it and it was so funny to watch. Lucy got Makayla a little Aerial bath toy that she loves. They also go to open the traditional homemade PJ's. I loved how they turned out and they looked so cute in them.
Sisters!
Of course they wanted to make a silly face as well. I love these two!
Makayla
(4 Years Old)
Lucy
(2 Years Old)
Nicole
(3 Months Old
We started a new tradition this year, one I stole from pintrest. We put a ticket under the girls pillows and when we put them to bed they found them and we told them that we were going to take them on special van ride to see Christmas lights. They loved it! They got to eat popcorn and drink hot chocolate in the van on the ride. Even though they were having fun they started to get tired and Makayla wanted to go to bed so that Santa would come. One thing we will have to do different next year is find good neighborhoods to drive through before we start. There were a lot of disappointing streets out there. We were definitely missing the good neighborhoods in Iowa, some of them sure knew how to put up lights!
We had a great Christmas Eve and we were so excited for Christmas day! That post to follow!
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