Christmas Eve

Who: Our family and the Whetsels

We're so glad they live close enough to get together for holidays

When: Most of Christmas Eve

What: A big yummy ham dinner, chocolate handprint ornaments,

a few chess games, a movie for the kids, visiting and

the reinactment of the Nativity scene.

We grabbed a bunch of dressups and improvised some costumes. Lanna and Scott were Mary adn Joseph, Ryan was a chubby not-so-newborn Jesus, Laura and Makayla were the musical angels, Eden, Brent and Bradyn were present-bearing kings, and Dylan was our shepherd with a sword and shield. I was the happy narrator and camera-woman.

Next year we'll have a better script, and the angels might rehearse their song a few times before hand, but what we lacked in organization we were compensated for in happiness. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the Savior's birth.

After the Whetsels left the girls quickly got ready for bed, Laura had been an angel all day so that Santa would come:) Then we put together a plate of truffles and some milk for Santa. Laura even drew him a card with a picture of him and a reindeer so he'd know it was for him. She wrote 'Santa' all by herself. Christmas is so fun with a four year old.