Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was really fun this year.  We woke up and went to see "Arthur Christmas" at the theater with Grandma and Grandpa K, Brett, Kallie, Beckett, and Griffin.  It was pretty cute.  Then we came home, ate lunch, took naps, and pretty much relaxed until it was time to head over to Brett and Kallie's for dinner.  We always have salad, steak, baked potatoes, and garlic bread for Christmas Eve dinner.  It was delish as usual. 

 Then it was time for old home videos from Christmases past.  It was fun to see everyone twenty or so years ago.  In a couple of them, Brock was playing Christmas songs on his trumpet (while sporting his sweet mullet, no less), and Leila thought it was good dancing music. 

Here is everyone enjoying the movies.  The TV is right about where I'm standing.

You can see Brock on the TV.  Leila is dancing.

I thought it would be fun to try pigtails.  I thought it was so cute! 

Cute piggies.

Nixon loves this dog.  You put your hand in it like a pu

ppet, and it barks Christmas songs. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Then it was time for the reading of the Christmas story by Brock, and the reenactment by the kids.  It was pretty funny.  Leila looked so adorable as Mary, Jace was Joseph, Griffin was an angel, and Nix and Beckett were sheep.  Baby Jesus was played by a stuffed turtle :)  It was hard to get a good picture because they each took turns wandering off!

 The next part of our tradition is poppers!  Each one has a toy, a joke, and a paper crown inside.  We always have to get a picture.

 I wanted to get a picture of my cute kids before they opened their Christmas Eve presents.  I just love these 3!

 Grandma K took a minute to read a book to the kiddos. 

 Then it was time to open some presents!  Brett and Kallie were not going to be there when we opened presents with Grandma B and the Miners, so they exchanged presents this night.  They thought that our kids might feel left out, so they brought a couple for them to open too.  And of course, Brock and I gave them their Christmas jammies.

In their new pajamas

All of the Keddington grandkids

Leila got some other jammies from Grandma B.  And a cute new outfit!

All of the grandkids opening presents

Natalie, Kallie, and I even got new pj's from Grandma K!

 

 

  We went home and had to leave a treat for Santa.  We just happened to have some peanut butter rice krispie treats lying around, so Jace thought we should give him one of those.  But just one since we only had 2 left, and Jace wanted one.  We also left him a coke, because we figure Santa might get sick of just milk.  Jace wrote him a nice note too.  It is such a magical time, and so much more fun with kids of our own!

While Jace was writing his letter, Leila was trying to get a penny off the table with her mouth.  I had to get a pic

This is after I took the rubberbands out!  Still has little piggies.

I asked Jace if he wanted to write anything else, like thanks for the presents, or be safe tonight, he said no.  Then it was off to bed so that Santa could come!!!