Christmas Eve

I really worked hard this year to make the Christmas season exciting and special for the kids. Or maybe it was just for me. It's really hard to enjoy without family and friends near. I think this will be foreshadowing many Christmases to come since there isn't really anywhere else that Chad could be posted. Unless he changed his career path. Anyway, it was really important for us to start own Christmas traditions this year.

Christmas eve was a blast!

Decorating Sugar cookies. 

And a gingerbread house!

Most of the candy was eaten before it actually got on the house.

The finished product. They did a very good job!

Our lunch that day! Yummy!

A very cute idea from one of Atticus' friends. Feeding the reindeer! Even though it was FREEZING outside, they enjoyed throwing it all over the place.  Then promptly went back inside! I didn't argue! lol

Putting milk and cookies out for Santa. Amazingly enough, the twins seemed to understand that they were for Santa. There were no temper tantrums about wanting to eat one.

Opening their Christmas Eve present... Christmas PJ's!!!!

Avah-Lynn loved them so much, she carried them around until bath time.

Everyone in their PJ's all ready to hear The Night Before Christmas.