Christmas Eve

We began our Christmas Eve celebration by opening our stockings.
Usually we open them at night but since having kids, it is just too late when we get back from family time. The kids were very excited and could hardly wait to open them. I love watching them open things and seeing them get so excited for some new pencils!







The girl's favorite candy is M&M's. They had to eat them right away after opening them.










My 2 handsome men!











We headed over to my parents to celebrate Christmas in the early afternoon. I throughly enjoy watching everyone open their presents. Things have been very tight this year money-wise which has actually been very good! It showed us to be content with what we gave and that the giving of gifts is to show how much you love someone. It was so rewarding to learn that!
Eliza got a new doll that laughs and sings some cute songs. It also came with shoes. She kept taking them off and putting them on and declaring "It fits!". Too much Cinderella......:)



Adrianna was very excited to get a Barbie car and doll. We haven't indulged too much into the Barbie world yet but she enjoys playing with the few she has. We are trying to teach her to be thankful for each gift and not always ask for more. Still trying to figure that one out..:)







Nothing makes me lose my cool like toy packaging.....
Have you heard that song by Sara Groves? Very fitting for EVERY child's toy that you need a chainsaw to get it to! All the toys were handed over to the daddy's to figure out how to open!







I love kids in their jammies! They all got a new pair! My sister made matching ones for the girls. I was quite impressed with her sewing! She did an amazing job!

We had such a great Christmas with our family!