Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was full of magic, family and good times at our house. We actuallys started the day at a friends house with brunch, which was a great idea. Wish I would have taken pics!!! We opted for the first Christmas eve service at our church (late afternoon), and for many reasons, I'm glad we did, it worked out perfectly. Nolan wanted to come with us, so he sat between us and was amazing. And the service was so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes!! This pic is at church...they are almost cooperating! While we finished getting dinner ready Nolan decorated his cookies for Santa. J & D enjoyed "helping" by eating as much icing as they could get their hands on. Brian getting the dinner cut upand ready to serve. We normally do something super easy for Christmas eve so we can focus on family and relaxing, but we won a turkey from base housing. We went with some non-tradional turkey side items to make it easier and it was delicious!! The twins think its much more exciting to throw food on a table cloth than just the wooden table. We had no where to hang our stockings this year that wasn't a risk of hurting the babies (or putting some holes in the wall to actually hang them), so we waited until Christmas Eve. It actually added to the excitement! Cookies for Santa and carrots for his reindeer. Egg nog, of course!

Brian and I actually made into bed at a decent time, too, snuggled in cozy waiting for the morning of magic. We are truly blessed beyond words and I can't decide which day I like more...Christmas morning or Christmas Eve!