Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve and what better breakfast to wake up to than Rudolf Donuts?

Christmas Eve is all about traditions and the great build up for Christmas Day.  This year Emmy and London were super excited for Christmas to come.  London especially has done a lot of dreaming about the Big Guy coming to our house and the presents he would deliver!

Putting the star on the Advent Calendar.

 During the day, we took a trip to the mall (I know - we're mad!) because Grammie really wanted her photo with the kids and Santa.  I had purposefully avoided the mall, but Grammie had her heart set on seeing the man in red.  The line *only* took an hour and then we were able to see Santa.

After having our photo taken, the kids told Santa what they wanted for Christmas.  Emmy asked for 3 stuffed animals.  London asked for a Sounders or Seahawks jersey, a Rainbow Loom and a How to Train Your Dragon poster.  Then Santa asked Cannon what he wanted.  Cannon told him he wanted to like his brother and sister better!  Santa said he wasn't sure he could help him with that...


After our visit to the mall, we headed off to church for a Christmas Eve service and then came home to a nice pot of Stevie's chili.  Afterward, the kids got ready for bed and snuggled down for the traditional reading of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (read by Grandpa) and "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (read by Emmy).

Then Emmy and London got the plate of cookies ready...

Poured the milk...

 Then said good-night!

 

 

Leaving Mick to guard the tree...

 



This is London's card to Santa.  He usually writes him a note.