Christmas

On Christmas Eve we headed to my grandpa's house which is where we spend Christmas day.  We all wore the same Christmas shirts that we wore last year even though they were long sleeved and it felt like it was at least 85 degrees outside.   I think we got more compliments this year then last year and people kept coming up to us saying, "I believe." 

We went to lunch at Olive Garden like we always do and then we went to look around the mall.  We then got ready and went to church.

Last year I took Emma Catherine to the Dollar Tree to buy presents for everyone in the family.  We decided that she could give out her presents on Christmas Eve so that the presents wouldn't get lost in the shuffle of Christmas day.  This year I took both girls to the Dollar Tree to shop for our family and we again, let them give out their presents on Christmas eve.  We all have to hold in our laughter because the some presents they picked out were pretty funny.  When I took the girls shopping, they were each VERY certain about what they were picking out.  They were so excited to get each person their gift.

We ate our Christmas eve traditional dinner, Mexican, and we read the girls a Christmas book about the meaning of Christmas and then it was time for them to get to bed.

On Christmas morning we all woke up before the girls to make sure everything was ready.  Just as we were about to open a few presents of ours before the girls woke up, we heard them talking in their room.  We went in their room and took a good morning picture...hilarious.

They then ran to see if Santa came.  They checked out the cookies they left out and their stockings. 

 Next, the checked out their presents from Santa, and then we all started opening presents.

We had a fun morning and Bailey kept us entertained with lots of dancing.  We listened to the Jersey Boys CD most of the morning, with a little bit of Christmas music mixed in.