After the excitement from the morning at Nani and Poppa's we came home for a quick rest and then got ready for Christmas Eve mass at 4:00. We were there by 3:20 and the church was full already but thankfully got the last two rows in the cry room which overall worked out fine. We couldn't see much and they did do a nativity play which would have been nice to see but at least we all had seats! Brian, Hollie, Nani, Poppa and the Zicklers all joined us which made it extra special. After church we went back to our house to enjoy Christmas Eve together. I made Pop's sauce, which I haven't made in a long time so I was happy to make it again, which we enjoyed that with salad and bread and then Christmas cookies for dessert.
Despite the fifty plus photos that I took of them after church I didn't get a single one with all of them smiling...I'm not asking much for Christmas, just for a decent picture!! Still love this crazy bunch!!
By this point, Joseph had taken off his church clothes but we still had to get a picture with baby Finn, too!
We turned the tv on to put some Christmas music on and we found a Santa tracker as well as Christmas karaoke which turned out to be a blast! The kids (and the adults!) had so much fun singing to the Christmas carols and it was a great way to get ready for Santa.
Before bed the kids left cookies and milk out for Santa and had to make sure that the fireplace was open for a smooth arrival!
Merry Christmas Eve!!
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