On the Eve

After our Christmas Eve soup and bread, and opening Christmas pajamas, we watched The Muppet Christmas Carol. They all started out on furniture but ended up on the floor by the end.

Topher asked if we could put out milk and cookies "for Mom and Dad." We did, and he then declared it a new tradition he had started.

We finally chased all the kids to bed and got to work setting out the stockings. Do you notice an extra one up there? Bryan's brother Paul joined us for Christmas this year. We loved having him visit and made sure he had a stocking as well.

Even doing our four gift rule (want, need, wear, read, not including gifts from siblings and grandparents) the tree was full. Gifts for eight people take up a lot of space.

We set out the stocking supplies and were in bed around 1 o'clock in the morning. Thank goodness our kids have never been the type to wake up at the crack of dawn on Christmas morning. Santa and Mrs. Clause needed a solid night of sleep.