Christmas Eve!

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Christmas Eve went by fast!  We face timed with Grancy while the kids opened their gifts from her.  It was chaotic as they both wanted to open and unpackaged their things at the same time and Aaron needed to hold the phone!  They loved unwrapping their new things!



I used nap time to get our Christmas Eve dinner going.  I planned a simple menu that was inspired by a dinner party my friend Sarah posted about on her blog - braised short ribs served over a goat cheese polenta with my favorite salad with strawberries and poppy seed dressing.  For dessert I made a doughnut bread pudding that was simple and so delicious I have made it again already!

I thoroughly enjoyed our meal and it was pretty simple to pull together when we came home from Christmas Eve mass.  Our church does a very simple pageant for the children's service that let's them participate in an impromptu sort of way.  Sarah Graves chose to be an angel (an ironic choice given our struggles to get dressed and make it on time :) ).  She was thrilled and wore her halo proudly as she went to the front for the songs related to the angels!  She might have done a few ballet moves and tried out new ways to wear the halo while up there!


Love this kid!


She loves having Lovie, Pops, and Nay at our house.  We enjoyed our meal, lingered over dessert, and played with some of their new toys before it was time for bed.

                                          


They were so sweet in their matching Christmas pjs that Lovie made.

We put out milk and cookies for Santa!

With all the stress and emotions we were feeling, it was nice to have a relaxed evening to enjoy being with family.

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