So we decided to spend Christmas Eve day at home just hanging out in our pajamas and doing fun family activities. We started the day by each of the boys wrapping the presents that they picked out for each other and for Jon and me. Nathan even bought a gift for baby Maggie and is waiting for her to get here so she can open it!
We then played 'Pin the Nose on the Snowman' and I think Nathan got the closest, but it's debatable whether or not he could see!
Throughout the whole month of December Christopher Pop-in-kins was at our house watching the kids to see if they were being naughty or nice. Every night he would pop to a new hiding spot in the house and the kids would wake up first thing in the morning and find him. On Christmas Eve, Christopher Pop-in-kins decided to 'pop' around the house every 20 minutes or so throughout the day! Everytime the kids would turn around he would be gone again and they would have to go find him! They thought this was hilarious! He even popped to my parent's house and around the car on the way home. The kids were so perplexed which made it all the more fun!
The Freestones did some diaper tasting that grossed everyone out until we realized that it wasn't really poop he was tasting!
Nathan and Max demonstrated their Taekwondo skills. Even though Max isn't actually in Taekwondo, he's picked up a lot just from watching them each week. He can't wait until he's old enough to be a part of it!
We also played Jingle Bells with chimes and the boys did a great job!
The Thomases danced and rocked out to a Christmas song- they've got some real talent!
The Warnicks did a skit on Obama and and ended it with a song about him. It was hilarious!
My mom and dad and Carli and Justin sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer complete with actions.
Samantha played a song on the piano- she's really good!
The Daytons sang and danced to a Christmas song while Hadley played along on her guitar.
After the talent show it was time for the nativity. Jacob, Nathan and Max were all shepherds this year and they did a great job!
After the nativity it was time for dessert. I made a chocolate trifle and a strawberry trifle and I must admit that both were delicious and so easy to make!
The time finally came for the kids to open their Christmas pajamas. This is almost all of the 22 cousins (I think Ben had already gone to bed). I can't believe how big they're all getting! It was fun to have everyone together!
The only thing left to do was to wait for Santa's knock on the window letting everyone know that he's in the neighborhood and they better get to bed fast or he'll skip their house. So the boys ran to our car and went straight to bed as soon as we got home! This is seriously one of my favorite Christmas traditions!!!
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Baby Maggie! So nice to know her name :) Your Christmases do sound pretty fun. it's good to have the whole family around during that time of year. Thinking of you and your baby -and the boys, of course!
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