~Christmas Eve~

It wouldn't be Christmas Eve without an early morning hunt!! Ward was able to go hunting this morning with several friends and had great success! I love when he comes home and tells us all about it, I love to hear the excited in his voice as he talks and the twinkle in his eyes as he remembers.
The day was wonderful, lazy, relaxed, lots of food, resting, laughing, moving watching, skyping with family, and of course opening the Christmas Eve pajamas and ended with the traditional sleepover!!

~Christmas Eve~

What a great Christmas Eve!

We had such a quiet nice day. We were so happy

when we found out Ward was going to have the day off.

He went bird hunting in the morning the

we hung out all day together!

It was perfect!

We played games,

the wii,

ate lots of great snacks,

we watched movies,

and then when it was dark enough we drove around

town and looked at all the lights!

There were some great looking decorations around town.

When we got home the girls got to open one gift.

Jolene was so excited for us to open her gift she made us from school.

It is a really cute little ornament with her picture in the middle.

She was so proud of it!

I love the cute little homemade project the

kids make in school.

I had to add our home.

I love the way our home looks outside looking

in at Christmas time.

It looks so homey, warm and inviting. The

look from the outside is only a part of

what the feelings are inside. I love having

people over and how they say they love the feel of our

home, they love the happiness, the love, and the friendship

they find within our walls.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve 2008

Just a few great pictures by the

Christmas tree on Christmas Eve

while we waited to open the much

anticipated gift!!
Jolene wanted to make sure

her eyes were opened nice and wide!

Our very special little girls who are

our greatest gifts