Thankful to get to spend this holiday with family at our traditional family Christmas Eve. We headed to Mimi’s a little earlier than we normally do and took advantage of the extra time to snap a few family photos (Chris was so excited). Mark arrived with Sara and Katie not too long after we got there and Stacy came after her half day of work; thankful her work-half is willing to work Christmas so she did not miss the Christmas Eve celebration. Kristi and Stephanie arrived with their families shortly behind Stacy and once all the family photos were taken we enjoyed lunch. Lisa and Mimi sat at the kids table since sweet Ivy wanted them to sit with her. Once the kids were done with their lunch they were ready to tear into the presents then the game of dirty Santa began. Sweet Mimi got stuff for all the kids to play with us too since they are getting bigger and wanted to play although one did get upset because she did not get what she wanted in the game. All in all it was a successful game and the fellowship was great. Kristi and Stephanie had to leave to get to church and other family functions so we pulled out the cookie decorating stuff for the four monkeys to decorate cookies for Santa before we headed to church for a candle light service to be reminded whatChristmas is really all about. We split up this year, the Rhoads headed to Fullness while the rest of us went to Mt Vernon in Gardendale. After church we headed home to get baths, eat, and get everything out for Santa’s big night.       

Morning opening the last lego advent calendar
 
Year family photo time at Mimi’s house; we were actually early so took a few more then normal but Lisa loved it
    
  

So blessed to have amazing moms in our life! 

 
 
   
 
 
   
  
Ivy loved throwing snowballs as she waited for cousins to arrive.  

Mimi got sweet snuggles from Zoe. Mimi is the baby whisperer and can put any baby to sleep  

We had fun playing dirty santa and fellowshipping! 
 

  
Love this mini me! She makes her mommy smile and loves taking selfies with mommy
 
Cookie decorating for Santa
 
 
Oh what fun to have indoor snowball fights 

 
We went to church with Mimi and Al then headed home to put the reindeer food out for Rudolph and his friends 

Santa’s cookies out and time for two hyper girls to go to bed 

Love the tradition of the girls sleeping in our room on Christmas Eve