Christmas Eve was always one of my favorite days of the year. We always went to Grandma and Grandpa Haseley's for dinner, then we got dressed up, took pictures, went to church, came back to their house and opened presents and had Christmas cookies. We changed into our pajamas after church and we always got to stay late that night! When we were younger, Santa also came to visit after church.
Christmas Eve is kind of bitter sweet for me now. I always miss the fact that I'm not with my whole family, and in Lincoln at Granny and Grandpa's old house. However, since having our own family, we have new traditions that we started a few years ago and I love them too! I love getting dressed up and going to church on Christmas Eve (that is my favorite service all year). Now Landon sings in the choir that night and we love to watch and listen to him. I love coming home and getting in our pi's and fixing our spaghetti dinner. I love watching the boys get so excited to write Santa letters and put milk and cookies out for him, and then put food out food for the reindeers as well. I love reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas" with all of us. I love how excited the boys are about EVERYTHING. And I love waking up at our house on Christmas morning, opening presents and then fixing a Christmas breakfast.
So, I think I will always miss how Christmas Eve used to be and I will always remember it, but I am thankful for how Christmas Eve is now with my own family as well!
Our handsome boys all dressed up for church.
Family pic
Just a cute pic of Landon….he looks so grown up here :(
Another family pic
While we were at church, Landon and Keegan got presents dropped off for them from their friends. They loved them!
Landon waited until Christmas Eve to open his Christmas present from his teacher and he was so excited!
He got a new book to read and a pencil and he LOVED it!
Every year the boys get videos sent to them from Santa. This is Keegan watching his video with Daddy.
Reading "Twas the Night before Christmas"
Santa's plate all ready to go with cookies, carrots for the reindeer and letters.
Here is a picture Landon made for Santa
And here is the Christmas card he made Santa
The boys saying their last goodbyes to Alvin, our elf. They gave him his hug earlier and were just telling him goodbye until next year.
Landon made reindeer food at school this year during his holiday party so the boys threw it out in the front yard for the reindeer.
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