Christmas Eve

Another favorite tradition is attending the Christmas Eve service at our church.  This year was especially nice since we were joined by some family who don't typically attend with us.  When we get home the boys enjoy opening 2 presents, Christmas pjs and a new ornament. 

Gatherings

We were able to enjoy the company of lots of family over the holidays!!

Sweet Treats

Christmas traditions are so fun!!!  One of our favorites is making sugar cookies!!  Of course making sugar cookies would never be complete without eating the dough.

 

Just About Like Pulling Teeth

Every year when I mention that it is time for some photos in front of the Christmas tree you would think I was trying to pull teeth.  You would think it would be simple and quick to get a couple decent photos, especially since the boys are older.  Well think again!!!  It never fails to get one good picture of three of us and one person looks horrible.  We were able to get some good pictures as usual, but it always seems to be such a painful process!!

Finally

It seemed that it took longer to get the tree ready for ornaments this year than usual.  The boys could hardly wait to bust into the ornament box when I finally said the tree was ready for ornaments.  They are good helpers when it comes to hanging ornaments!!  It is fun to watch their excitement as they remember who gave us/them certain ornaments.

O' Christmas Tree

We ended up going back to the same Christmas tree farm we visited last year because we liked it so much.  We again had a good time this year.  It is fun to ride out to the trees by horse drawn carriage.  This year we were able to find a very nice tree; tall but still on the skinny side.