I really need a better camera that does not take forever between shots.
This year, the first year ever for us, DeWayne put lights on the house. I LOVE IT!!!!
The kids decorated "ginger bread" houses this year. Okay, so they are made from graham crackers, I did not bake any real ginger bread (maybe next year). They spent forever decorating these. Luke and Miranda are both quite skilled with a bag of icing. Check out their masterpieces.
Another tradition, we make sugar cookies and decorate them on Christmas Eve. These I do make from scratch. The whole family gets in on this. Then the kids pick a few favorites to put out for Santa.
Notice Miranda's intense concentration - tongue out and all!!
YUMMMMM!!!!
The finished product.
One more of our traditions, the kids get to open one gift on Christmas Eve. Obviously, these are from Mommy and Daddy since Santa has not come yet.
Oh, what could it be?!
Yippee! - Snow tubes, now we just need some snow!!!! Does Santa deliver snow?
Last but not least, once teeth are brushed, jammies are on and kids are "snug as a bug in a rug" in bed, I read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to them.
DeWayne has his own "must" for Christmas Eve. He just has to watch "National Lampoons' Christmas Vacation".
Well, I think I hear the "prancing and pawing of each little hoof" so I'll say... "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night".
1 comment:
YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! Love this post! Kids are so sweet and so good at that decorating (wonder where they get that??). We do the same cookie decorating on Christmas Eve as well.
Hope you all are having a wonderful day...we're exhausted from only 4 hours of sleep!
I'll send you a few inches of our snow so you can use those snow tubes. :)
Love to you all.
P.S. Dewayne...I'm all about Christmas Vacation too...watched it yesterday as my early christmas present from Greg--my fav!! (see my Christmas Eve post...cousin Eddie rocks that dickie, doesn't he?)
Post a Comment