We woke up on Christmas Eve morning with our elf, Zicked, in his last location of the year. He left a message for the boys. Briley was very attached to the little guy this year and was really sad that it was his last day. He even asked why Zicked left an exclamation mark at the end of his sentence b/c that wasn't happy at all :) He drew a heart below the message to tell him he loved him.
That afternoon we went to the Christmas Eve service at our church. The boys got to come in to service. Lawson kept asking if he was being quiet (very loudly). They both really enjoyed it, and I loved sharing that time as a family. When we got home, the boys exchanged their presents to each other. Each year we go shopping separately to pick out a present that they can give to each other. They are excited to open an early present, and I like that it doesn't get mixed in with the excitement of Christmas morning where they may forget what the gift was. We also spread our reindeer food, got Santa's plate ready (he requested less cookies and only water this year b/c he was on a diet), we also left carrots for the reindeer and Cookie Crunch for Rudolph b/c Santa told us that was his favorite.
We had to switch into our pjs for one last picture.
We always read The Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve. As I was getting the upstairs straightened up before bed, I walked in to Briley already reading it to Lawson. Watching my boy read warms my heart.
As the boys were tucked all snug in their beds, Santa came to visit. A certain mommy and daddy went to bed with just as much excitement to see the smiles on their faces and excitement in their squeals when they realized that Santa had come. My favorite night of the year...
That afternoon we went to the Christmas Eve service at our church. The boys got to come in to service. Lawson kept asking if he was being quiet (very loudly). They both really enjoyed it, and I loved sharing that time as a family. When we got home, the boys exchanged their presents to each other. Each year we go shopping separately to pick out a present that they can give to each other. They are excited to open an early present, and I like that it doesn't get mixed in with the excitement of Christmas morning where they may forget what the gift was. We also spread our reindeer food, got Santa's plate ready (he requested less cookies and only water this year b/c he was on a diet), we also left carrots for the reindeer and Cookie Crunch for Rudolph b/c Santa told us that was his favorite.
We had to switch into our pjs for one last picture.
We always read The Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve. As I was getting the upstairs straightened up before bed, I walked in to Briley already reading it to Lawson. Watching my boy read warms my heart.
As the boys were tucked all snug in their beds, Santa came to visit. A certain mommy and daddy went to bed with just as much excitement to see the smiles on their faces and excitement in their squeals when they realized that Santa had come. My favorite night of the year...
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