Aside from Christmas morning, Christmas Eve is my favorite day!!! I grew up opening my gifts Christmas Eve night, then Santa came Christmas morning, I kept that tradition going with my kiddos. I feel like if it is all on Christmas Day it is just too overwhelming. My parents come over each year as well as our closest friends Norm and Rachal {aka Nuncle Norm & Miss Red/Fred}...boy oh boy is it a good time!!! This year thanks to Miss Red we had a gingerbread house contest. I will consider this our practice run because it was a bit chaotic and took me a while to make the frosting, so not everyone got to make a house. Next year we already have it planned out better complete with judges and prizes!
We ate, opened gifts, decorated gingerbread houses, sprinkled reindeer food in the front yard, set out cookies for Santa, tucked the kids in bed, then zzzzzzzzzz. Woke up nice and early to see what the jolly man brought and he spoiled them rotten ;)
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| Miss Red LOVED her lighted flamingo ;) |
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| Papa is a gift! |
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| Nuncle Norn shoved all of his sunflower seeds, sno-balls, and Oreos in his belly! |
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| The boys wished Papa a safe night at work and wanted reports back if he had to taser someone LOL |
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| Just put the clues together and found out we are going to Disney World! |
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| It's getting real! |
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| Hubs loved his autographed Willie Nelson guitar! I LOVE surprising him :) |
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| Reindeer fed...check. |
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| Santa's loot..... |
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| more loot.... |
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| and more. |
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| Love those expressions! |
