Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Night

Christmas Eve was an eventful and exciting day in our house.  Kevin took the day off of work so he got to spend the day with us—very rare and exciting!  The day started off on the right note and finished strong.  Here is a little photographic outline of our Christmas preparations.

Soren and Daddy got up at a regular hour, but left Boodle and I in bed together. Boodle’s early gift to me was that he slept until 9:20!  Not sure where that came from but we’ll just call it a Christmas miracle! 

Next, we had to prepare for Santa by making some cookies to leave out for him…

We spent the afternoon just hanging out and getting the house cleaned for the big day.  Both kids were soooooo well behaved, it was crazy!  I was beginning to wonder if my 3yo had been stolen and replaced with a well-mannered robot look-a-like—no 3yo is THAT good, especially not mine. 

Not to worry, I was quickly re-acquainted with MY 3yo when we went to Aunty Amy’s and Uncle Greg’s for dinner.  There is something about Nick and Soren when they get together…But after a few scares of almost having to send Santa a last minute email about naughty behavior, everyone straightened right out and enjoyed the evening.

This is my mother trying to escape the naughty boys via an alcohol induced hazeThis is my bro-in-law with his perfect GQ smile, as always, and his beautiful Stepford wife. And this is Kevin having a very Merry Time…Woohoo!

A pie made by my Stepford sister.  Nice work Amy!

After all of that fun, we had to rush back to our house where Aunty Amanda, Uncle Danny, and Wayne waited with more festivities planned.  All the while, we were tracking Santa's progress.  Santa was in Spain when were were driving home and in Ireland by the time Soren was ready for bed.  It was great because Soren was certainly feeling the pressure to get to sleep! 

We did the traditional Christmas PJs…

And then put our cookies out for Santa and carrots for the reindeers…

And then it was finally time for bed for the little guys.  Soren listened to The Night Before Christmas while Boodle tried to run off some of the candy canes he ate.

Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night

Bodie continued on like this for about an hour while Soren was in an absolute panic that Santa would skip our house if he and Boodle were still awake 

Then the adults got to partake in some elving, appetizers, and wii-ing. 

And I got to go to work for an absolutely CRAZY night (no pun intended).

It was certainly a very Merry Christmas Eve!