Christmas Eve

We had a pretty quiet but nice Christmas Eve. Ski and Caders tracked Santa on the internet so she could see where he was and when he would be on his way to our house. Jacqui and Matt play along too even though they are "too old" for that kind of thing!!!

I was busy making pumpkin pies and Jacqui's birthday cake and also cookies to leave for Santa. This year all he got was the pre-made chocolate chip cookie dough kind that I could cut and bake.

Tradition at our house is that we all open one present that night before we go to bed. I don't know who was more excited to get a gift - Ski or the kids. He has had his big old head under the tree for weeks trying to shake his presents and guess what they were.

Jacqui and Matt knew they were getting the same thing so they devised a plan to sit back to back and open them at the same time.

Cadence got a Scooby Doo Christmas movie and couldn't wait to go in Matt's room to watch it!!!

After opening their hand held Guitar Hero games, this was how I saw them for the rest of the evening.

Eating some dough from the chocolate chip cookie wrapper!!!

I let Cadence fill the plate with cookies for Santa - she decided he needed three of them.

Matt poured him some milk too.

Then we all ate a few cookies our self!!!!

I LOVE this picture. I don't know who makes who happier!!!!

How could Santa resist a feast like this! Even the reindeer got carrots. One for each of them!!!! Caders also wrote him a letter to remind him to bring her some Scooby Doo toys!!!!!

It was an AWESOME Christmas Eve - one of the best I've ever had!!!!