It is now officially our family tradition to be home on Christmas Eve so that we can have our own sweet family traditions and then the girls can wake up at home on Christmas morning. Christmas fell midweek this year so it was kind of different to not be somewhere to celebrate on Christmas Eve but we made it special being together. We had Chicken Divan for dinner, listened to Christmas tunes, let the girls open the gift from one another, listened to our special holiday books (Frosty read by Grandma Carol & Papa Murray and 'Twas the night before Christmas read by Papa Bob), and put out treats for Santa and the reindeer. This year Clara chose to give her class gift to Daddy on Christmas Eve. It was a sweet candy cane ornament made with her fingerprints.
Sure enough... SANTA CAME!!!
The girls did a nice job sleeping in on Christmas morning. They seemed pretty bewildered by the loot Santa left. This year Clara asked Santa for "Frozen figurines and art supplies" while Janie wanted "small Frozen dolls and Small World singing dollies, France and Holland." They both got what they asked for and then some!
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Later on we headed to Chehalis for Christmas Day festivities with the Stevens side of the family.
Although Mom talked about going more casual we ended up being treated to her wonderful Prime Rib dinner and then had fun watching the kids go crazy unwrapping a crazy amount of new toys! We try hard not to spoil these sweeties but the awesome reactions to the gifts and excitement of the day are really the best presents for the adults in the family. WE ARE BLESSED!!
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