Not as planned

Not the Christmas Eve we had planned.

I truly love this man I married,

he works so hard he gives everything

he does everything he has. He had to work on

Christmas Eve this year he gave his word and he honored it.

He got home much later then expected as he walked in

the door he looked more upset about the time

then we were. We had the blanket on the floor,

a movie ready to play and bowls of our favorite

Christmas Eve munchies ready to be munched.

He sat on the floor with the girls on either side

of him and you could literally see the stress leave his face.

He was home and he was welcomed there!

We made sure the stockings were hung with care. The traditional sister sleep over was finally

under way!! (Notice Ella was not going

to be left out of the girls night!)

The first look at what Santa had left for Jolene!

The begged for clothes for baby Jolee laid nice

on the floor waiting to be worn by the favorite baby.

Santa had left wonderful gifts for Raychel as well.

The American Girl Doll anxiously waited for the

sun to come up so she could be well loved,

Thank you Santa for all your hard work to

make dreams come true and the

Christmas Spirit even stronger.

Traditions

It's funny to me that every year on Christmas Eve

the girls open pj's and slippers, yet every

year they are just as excited as they were the

VERY first time!

Great new slippers After we were done opening the presents we

put oatmeal in a bowl, put it on the front porch

and waited to see if the reindeer would

leave a bell!