The Magic is in the Air

AHH!  I Love Christmas Eve.  But, not as much as my kiddos. Evan got out the cookies and the milk around 6pm - so we wouldn't forget.  And then after supper he wanted to go to bed right away because he know that Santa came when he slept.  Emma was playing it a bit more cool, but was just as excited and giddy when she laid down.

We had a great Christmas Eve.  We had the kids Christmas party today, which the kids always look forward to.  Evan woke up this morning wondering where Santa was (he didn't quite get the Eve thing to today) and Emma was happy that I let her wear her jammies for awhile.  We watched Christmas movies until about 9:30 this morning and then did a quick clean of the house and awaited the Kelloggs and Nana and Papa's arrival.

First on the docket?  Running around and acting excited.  Second?  Making a gingerbread village!!

The sign Emma put on our front door to greet the Kelloggs

The crew

Emma's gingerbread house

Happy Helper Evan

Kate had a great time decorating

Kristen got into it too

And - this is how it turned out!  Our Christmas Village!

Evan insisted on eating his.  He took off every piece of candy on the roof.

After the gingerbread houses,it was our lunch. An appetizer lunch that consisted of chicken wings, artichoke dip, mini hotdogs, jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, texas cavier, mini tacos, cheese & summer sausage.  Needless to say if someone left the table hungry, they weren't trying hard enough.

After lunch the Kelloggs headed home for quite time for the twins.  The Heuer Household went to church to try and remind the kids what the actual season is about!

We got back by 3:30 and after that it was a sledding party!  A brief sledding party, but fun nonetheless.  It was a lot colder outside than we anticipated, so we sledded for about 30 minutes at the most and then headed inside for hot chocolate!

Then - presents!!  Evan was excited to get some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stuff -

Emma was delighted with a craft kit that had 3 pairs of socks and markers to decorate them!

After more running around, the Kelloggs headed home.  Nana and Papa headed home and the four of us sat down to watch some Christmas shows.

We feasted on clam chowder and crab legs, watched more Christmas shows, and wrestled the little kids up the stairs to get ready for bed.

Tomorrow is a big, big day!