Christmas Eve

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus came to visit us again this year!  They must be good for Santa to stop at our house!  Jenna is just smitten by Santa Claus!  Alyssa on the other hand has her own plans of getting presents from the big man, from a distance!

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After our Christmas Eve dinner of Soup and garlic bread we reenacted the Christmas story of Jesus’ birth.  The kids were fighting over who was going to be who so I had them pick from a jar their parts.  Luckily they were all happy with who they got!  Jenna was our little Mary, Cameron was Joseph, Jason was the Shephard, Alyssa was an Angel and Melanie was a Wiseman who brought gifts of a flashlight, trophy and a seashell.

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The last thing for the night was to open the traditional gifts of PJ’s and a book.  This year Grandma and Grandpa Lee made a special Family Reunion Book with a personal message on the inside cover.  Their own picture was also attatched.  The kids were so surprised to see this book!  They LOVE looking at it!  Jenna of course asks “Where’s Me?” while looking through it!  The boys got a BYU t-shirt and shorts (Go BYU!) and the girls got matching PJ nighties with a picture of a girl walking by a Pet Store and a dog in the window.  They all LOVED their new jammies!!!

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Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!  This will be a treasure for them to look at through the years!!

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Candace and Brian said…
Loved these pics and the sweet traditions you do.
January 5, 2013 at 4:09 PM
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