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‘Twas the Night Before BenSparkmas

Eva and the Nativity
Photo-A-Day #4274

On the day of Christmas Eve we were finishing up our last minute decorations, making cookies for Santa and chicken stew for the family dinner. The kids got to decorate their individual trees. They each have a mini tree that we put on a chest upstairs in the landing between all the bedrooms. Each year we get the kids a special ornament for their own trees. this year Eva got a ballerina Barbie and Andrew a Finding Dory one, that speaks. I kinda wish that they didn’t notice that their ornaments made any noise, because they insisted on my putting in the batteries. Andrew has a limit of pushing the button once a day. He only missed that by 8,999 pushes.

We then went to 4pm Mass. Andrew fell asleep on me for most of the ceremony. Then we woke up and was very groggy. He refused to have his photo taken at the Nativity Scene this year. That is too bad because we have photos of the kids in front of that from each year. I would have liked to have both kids in the photo but it makes no sense to try and make the kid take a photo.

After Mass we had the family over for Chicken stew. Allison made a double batch this year. We had to use two crock pots. Allison also made Chocolate Crinkles and they were delicious. Santa is going to get some incredible cookies tonight.

And now we are watching A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. That and A Charlie Brown Christmas earlier tonight and we hit all the major Christmas movies that we love. Get some rest everyone and have a fantastic Christmas tomorrow.

Decorating The Christmas Tree

The kids and their decorations
Photo-A-Day #4267

I came home today in the first real snow of the season. Today was the first time open so that we could decorate the Christmas Tree. Allison and Andrew strung Popcorn on it last night and we finished up everything else this morning.

I love our Christmas Ornaments, especially the yearly Hallmark family ones that we buy every year to put in a family photo. We have them from 2007 to now. The only year we are missing for a special photo ornament is 2006. Time to hit eBay.

I also mention that I received some interesting things like a Diddy Kong amiibo character and Mario Party Star Rush. I won it from a trivia contest on a Nintendo 3DS parent’s group that I’m part of.

I also mention the IllumiBowl is a motion-activated toilet night light. I was sent this to review. There will be a post soon.