Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was mainly spent doing things to wear my kids out so they would sleep well that night. We cleaned and did our chores in the morning, then we went to lunch at Chick-fil-a and played at the park for a long time. When we came home to even more neighbor goodies on our doorstep, I felt bad that I still had not done anything for my neighbors so we made very last minute plates of candies and cookies and went and handed them out. Kate wanted to sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" at every door. She even told us to stop singing and let her sing it herself at the last few houses!

After we were done with that we came home, ate our Christmas Eve dinner (which was delicious Mexican food still left over from the Watson party), and got started on Santa's cookies.  We made sugar cookies this year and the kids had so much fun decorating them.

More frosting may have been eaten than what ended up on the cookies.

Then we went to look at Christmas lights again!  We saw Santa, high-fived the Grinch, and danced along to the music of the "Monster House".

Then we came home and got to open our Christmas Eve presents.  Or as the Watson's have dubbed them, "Star Presents".  Even though we were home by ourselves this year we tried to keep family traditions alive.  Mexican food on Christmas Eve (watson), Christmas light looking (Foree), and opening a present on Christmas Eve is something both our families did.  I'm not sure if my family did it every year, but I definitely remember it.  Of course, what was inside isn't much of a surprise, it was pajamas, but the kids were so excited for them!  They were yelling and running around the house so excited for their pajamas.  Haha! 

 

Then we set out the cookies and milk for Santa.  Kate and Max both insisted on making a card for Santa.

The kids went to sleep so good that night.  No struggle or anything!  I guess operation make-my-kids-so-tired-that-they-will-go-right-to-sleep was a success!  Santa visited early that night and left a good loot for my kids.  Kate got her much asked for Zoomer Dog, a princess wii game, a couple Palace Pets, candy, Oz the Great and Powerful and The Wizard of Oz.  Max got a set of Super Hero Squad heroes (Wolverine, Captain America, Ironman, "Hulk Smash", and Thor) a Captain America shield, some Spiderman boxing gloves, hot wheels, and Monsters Inc and Monsters University.

It was a fantastic Christmas Eve, we loved every minute!