Christmas Eve...the night of anticipaion.

Christmas Eve is one of the best nights of the year. This is the time that is just our family. During the holidays you are often being pulled this way and that way but on Christmas Eve we get to settle down and just hang out.

We start the festivities off with a family dinner. Jeron always is the one to pick the menu since this is his favorite part. This year we had ham, funeral potatoes, and rolls. (There was suppose to be a salad but I ran out of steam)

After dinner we head into the family room for our usual.  We turn on Amy Grant's Breath of Heaven and watch Luke II on silent.  The lyrics go perfect with the video and it is a very touching thing to watch.  After that we open our pajamas.  

I was so excited to find matching pajamas for everyone. 

They even had adult ones that next year I just might get.

The kids have a little photo shoot in front of the tree.

Then we do a family picture.  Love this pack.

Then we all get snuggled in on the couch and watch a Christmas movie.  This year it was A Christmas Story.  After the movie we read Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Usually during this moment a bell will ring and we know that Santa is near.

The kids rush to get their teeth brushed and hurry into bed.

They all sleep in the same room.

I love hearing all the giggles and squeals of delight.  

This year though, those squeals went on a little longer than normal.

Our kids had a really hard time falling asleep and it turns out JJ was keeping them all awake, so unfortunately JJ had to move back to his bed. 

The girls were asleep in a matter of minutes. 

Then it was prep time.

Jeron and I watch a movie, this year it was Christmas Vacation.

Love that show.  

We finally rolled into bed around 2am.

We love Christmas Eve.