CHRISTMAS EVE

starts out by:

doing last minute CHRISTMAS SHOPPING stocking stuffers etc.

GOING CAROLING with our Santa hats on to friends and family
it was FREEZING this year ZERO DEGREES we were crazy (traditions!)

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER
(starting at 9pm because we never finish caroling early)
prepared by my mother and others that helped. it was yummy!

listened to a talk by President Hunter on CD while eating dinner (something new)

opening CHRISTMAS PAJAMAS and taking pictures of our cute pj's!
traditions traditions!!!

WRAPPING the last few gifts and getting everything set up after the kids go to bed!


everyone was home this year!!! i LOVE my family

the DANCING SNOWMAN Adam and Abby LOVE him.
they stand up and shake their BOOTY with the snowman!

taking pictures of our cute/cool PAJAMAS!
better add "cool" for the men

PARKER says that Santa like
"chocolate" milk AND cookies
so that is what we left him

this year was fun as Parker understood more and was excited about everything. He loved visiting Santa and telling him what he wanted. He enjoyed decorating our house, playing with all the ornaments at my moms house (they have a village and other fun things) WE had fun Christmas shopping this year for 3 kids (not the expense part....) but it was fun deciding what to get each child and we're more excited to see their expressions when they would see the gifts!

The twins didn't really know what was going on... but we had fun with them and they too had fun with all the holiday madness... running around everywhere and just keeping busy. they went to bed at their 'regular' time (8:30pm) they don't last past then very much not even christmas!! haha I'm not complaining:)
I wouldn't say it was 'early' when it came bedtime for Parker but he was excited to go to bed to wake up and see what "Santa" brought him! Even though we live close to my parents we decided to stay at their house so we wouldn't miss out on all the fun!! so glad we did as we all had a great time hanging out and staying up WAY too late but who needs to sleep when it's CHRISTMAS!!??

i LOVE this time of year