Christmas Eve we enjoyed a wonderful dinner with candle light, followed by the children dressing up to act the Christmas story as Derek reads it. I didn't take any photographs since I was videotaping it.
Then we run the everyone off to bed so we can put out all the gifts under the tree (and I mean all since we can't have anything under the tree with toddlers around--they are at that search and destroy stage, which the big kids tested this year with fake presents. They didn't last the day)
Christmas morning when the children wake up they can look everything over but only open stocking gifts. We then get breakfast going (eggs, cinnamon rolls, bacon and sauce, egg nog) and enjoy that. Once breakfast is done we can open presents. This year since it was on Sunday and we'd be going to church in the morning, we had everyone get their church clothes on before we started opening gifts.
Christmas morning!
Our 8th Christmas elf! Great Grandma O'Dwyer bought this outfit for Hannah when she was a baby, and all the babies since have worn this on their first Christmas. Bethany's turn this year!
The children opening a box of books from mom and dad (my favorite gift to shop for each year)
Jamie and Adam showing their excitement for a new computer
Samantha modeling the scarf she received from Mackenzie (who crocheted it)
Katelyn enjoying a fun Christmas morning
All the pretty dresses the girls are wearing were generously given to us from a friend from church. She embodies the true meaning of Christmas
No comments:
Post a Comment