We attended our Christmas Eve service at church in the afternoon. The kids actually did really well. Afterwards, we went home and cooked a pizza...something simple that didn't require a lot of dishes. Our neighbor Nancy joined us, so that was a lot of fun. After dinner, we read the Advent Book. The boys have really enjoyed reading that. When we get to the part of King Herod, Isaac always call him the "scary guy"!
We opened presents on Christmas Eve and then went to bed. On Christmas morning, we do stockings. The boys enjoyed their stocking stuffers. After breakfast, we headed down to my parents' house to celebrate with my family. It was fun having the whole gang there. Surprisingly, my sister-in-law was there too, still pregnant! We thought for sure there would be a baby for Christmas, but that did not happen. Amy was 13 days overdue on Christmas Day. The cousins had fun playing together and of course opening presents. A friend of my parents from Cancun was also visiting. Rossy has a ministry with children down in Cancun so it was neat to have her a part of our celebrations. My mom had a birthday cake for Jesus so we all sang Happy Birthday. That has become a fun tradition with the kids so that they remember the real reason for the celebration is Christ's birth.
Prior to Christmas, we had driven around looking at lights in the neighborhoods. There weren't as many decorations this year but it was still pretty. The boys had fun looking for baby Jesus and would get excited whenever they would find one.
We had a wonderful Christmas season celebrating with family. Elise enjoyed her first Christmas, although I'm sure next year will be a bit more exciting for her :)
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