Christmas Eve

We had a great Christmas Eve!  Normally we go into Snowflake to Grandma and Grandpa's house.  This year Bruce thought we should stay in town.  I told him that was fine as long as Scott and Amanda's family would be here so we weren't by ourselves. 

 

We ate our yummy Mexican Food Dinner (sweet pork burritos and sweet pork salad and tamales) and went to the cousins.  Our great Nativity.

Rhett was the BEST little Joseph.  He kept his arm around Mary the whole time, taking care of her! 

 We sang songs.  The 3 little girls did their "Up On the House Top".

 The 3 big girls sang Silent Night.

 And the 3 boys sang We Three Kings.  They all did really good.

 

Then it was time to open PJ's.  All of the kids with their new Christmas PJ's!

 

This is Zippy.  He is our little elf.  He came to us the first part of December.  During the day he would watch to see what went on at our house and during the night he would go back to the North Pole to report to Santa.  Each morning when he got back here he would find a new place to sit.  And amazingly he never sat the same place 2 days in a row!!!  Well he left Christmas Eve.  When Santa came to our house he hopped in the Sleigh and headed back to the North Pole.  We are hoping he comes back next December to spend Christmas happenings with us.

 Christmas Eve it started snowing.  It was just like the movies except the wind was blowing with the snow so it was kind of blizzardish.  Once it stopped snowing it calmed down and was cold but beautiful.  So we got our White Christmas!

 The cookies and carrots out ready for Santa along with a couple of letters.

Kids were all tucked in their beds and were out.  Rhett woke up about 12 and had a hard time going back to sleep.  Dustin woke up in the night too.  The 3 girls were out like lights.  We told the kids they could wake up at 5:00 and go do chores outside and we would get up at 5:30.