We love traditions, and one of our favorites is Christmas Eve with the Paynes!
We always get some good food, find a fun activity for the kiddos, read the nativity story and open a present to get us all excited about Christmas morning.
This year we found some gingerbread men decorating kits we just "had" to try out. It was definitely less of a mess then our annual gingerbread house making, and the kids loved it!
Maybe too much of the candy from the gingerbread men activity got eaten, or maybe they were just super excited for Christmas, but these kids got a little more crazy as the evening went on. We always try to talk to them about the true meaning of Christmas by telling the nativity story while the kids lay out the manger scene. But we lost all control of the kids and our "spiritual" part of the evening was a FLOP!
Here's D with one of the wise men right before he knocked his head right off. We had a very headless wise men join our nativity scene which of course ended in LOTS of laughter from the kids (and maybe a few adults....)
They look so innocent, don't they? Combined, these five children are partners in crime just waiting for their next opportunity to destroy something!
We decided to quickly get on with the evening so we could send them off to play, and on the count of three provided by uncle S, the present opening began.......would you believe they got PJ's?????
Aside from D's headless wise man, L's ice skating adventure in the tub with the conditioner, C's craving for oatmeal (which ended up scattered all over the bedroom), and randomly finding missing credit cards in the closet (have no idea how that happened) I think our party was a success. Definitely one that won't be forgotten...
I have never been more anxious on a Christmas Eve to put the young ones to bed! Luckily the craziness made them super tired, and they were out like a light before we knew it.
But before we sent them off to dream about Christmas morning, they left a little something for Santa.....
Right next to the baby Jesus.......
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