Traditional Christmas Eve

I was happy to get to be with my parents for the week, but I am also very happy that we could be with my hubby's family for our annual Christmas Eve get together.  This is the first Christmas without his father and it was more important than ever to be with his mother that night.  We had a great time as usual....good food, lots of  good conversations, game playing, and tons of laughing.  We did a white elephant exchange this year on top of the normal things we do....it was rather funny.  We all loved the big furry hat and the flying monkey.....I have got to have me one of those.  We always love to play the gift bag game and we look forward to seeing what Granny put inside each of them this year.

Thanks for another great party guys!

After we got home, we did our traditional opening of the PJ's gift and pix under the tree.  And then some more laughing and playing.... 

Cookies and milk for Santa, stockings hung on the back of the couch and checking to see where Santa is from NORAD.  The presents are all wrapped and under the tree and hopfully sugar plums were dancing in their heads that night!

Kids seemed to stay up later than normal this year, so I think I ended up going to bed about the same time they did.....one disadvantage to having older kids.  But they tend to sleep in longer, so I will take that. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!