Christmas Eve

Because Christmas was on a Thursday this year, Russ was given the 26th off, rather than the 24th. So he went in to work on Christmas Eve, but the girls had lunch with him at his office, and then his boss let him come home a few hours early.

We decorated our sugar cookies for Santa when Russ got home.
(And can I just say that it was SO nice to be able to do an activity like this without any babies to worry about?
We're really enjoying the stage our family is in right now!)

Here's a sampling of our decorating skills.
Do you know which family decorated each cookie?

A few years ago we started a Christmas Eve dinner tradition -
everyone gets to choose their "favorite" cereal to eat. 

Nativity Play
Russ: Joseph (as usual), Brenna: Mary,
Kaylee: Shepherd, Ashlyn: Angel, McKell: (unwilling) Wiseman

Christmas Pajamas

And here's how we block off the hallway where the girls' rooms are.

These last pictures aren't actually from Christmas Eve, but from the cupcakes Russ brought to work earlier in the week.
The presents on top are made from Starburst candies and Fruit Roll-Ups.