The Saturday before Christmas we decorated cookies at Honey and Poppa's. JJ and Annie really got into all the icing and sprinkles this year. Sophie just wanted to eat hers plain and was very distressed when I put icing on one. Poor baby.
opening their aprons before the decorating began
We spent Christmas with Mama Rita and Papa Gene and Poppa's side of the family this year. Annie, JJ, and Sophie had a fabulous time with presents, stockings, playing with the nativity, reading Christmas books, sprinkling reindeer food, etc. The kids did well at the church's Christmas Eve service until the end. I handed out dry cereal one piece at a time as everyone went to the altar for communion. JJ loved his candle but the hot wax dripping on his hand not so much. I've never been so tempted to laugh during Silent Night as I was this year, reflecting on my sweet but silly bunch and how we're adding one more baby and oh someday they'll be teenagers and we will go to a midnight service and I won't have to hand out cereal or supervise the candles anymore and I will miss these days of them being little. Maybe. ;)
Christmas Eve photos, beginning with stockings from Honey and Poppa
reindeer food
choosing just the right cookies for Santa Claus
reading Twas the Night Before Christmas
Santa ate his cookies but he left a few crumbs
Christmas morning. The stockings and gifts await!
Snuggling with Daddy. Her big-girl water bottle was her favorite thing.
JJ's favorite gift: a leaf blower from Uncle Tyler and Aunt Kayla
Aunt Kayla
Uncle Tyler
Poppa and the princess
opening her baby doll (that used to be Mama's--she's getting ready to be a big sister!)
our wonderful host and hostess!
happy and tired girl
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