Christmas Eve

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Still quarantining from COVID, Christmas Eve was a quiet day at home for us. We did put on our Christmas outfits and take a few pictures for the memory!



We quickly put our Christmas pjs on and got ready for a fun day together. 
Sis made us some elf pancakes for breakfast!

The kids were excited to open some of the gifts from family in Shreveport.
Sis ate a blue candy cane hidden by the elves just before opening gifts leaving her with blue teeth!


Charlie was eager to put a new pocket knife from Pa Paw to use. He was also very careful to use his knife skills learned at Cub Scouts. 

A pink BB gun got a big smile!

This mega Nerf gun got a big smile!





After opening gifts, they went out to the backyard to do some target practice with their BB guns. 

We kept dinner easy and ordered Chinese food for dinner. We did eat in the dining room and lit all the candles.


Unable to go to church, we did our own Christmas Eve service taking turns reading lessons and singing carols together. We would prefer to worship at church, but it was sweet hearing the kids read aloud and singing some of our favorites hymns. 


We ended with a reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas and leaving snacks for Santa and the reindeer. 



 

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