I know, I know– what am I doing blogging on Christmas Eve at 11:26pm?!? But what else am I going to do while I wait for those goofy kid to GO TO SLEEP so that Santa Claus can come to our house? Spencer always watches the Pope on television (???) but I’d be asleep in two minutes flat if I tried that.
Christmas Eve Traditions at our house:
1. Go around town singing Christmas carols and delivering cards to widows.
2. Attend Christmas Eve Communion Service.
3. Eat Mexican!!
4. Christmas Eve Book Exchange (Everyone gets to open a book!)
5. Daddy reads Luke 2.
6. Daddy reads ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
7. Kids leave cookies and milk and (hilarious) letters to Santa Claus on the fireplace hearth.
8. Oh yeah- and all day long, we’re all calling extended family trying to beat them with “Christmas Eve Gift!” (The idea is that the first one to say “Christmas Eve Gift” to you gets a special little gift from you. We don’t really do gifts, but we sure do get into the “Gotcha!” competition.) This year Abbey got EVERYONE by posting “Christmas Eve Gift” on Facebook at 12:01am. Clever girl!
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