Merry Christmas Eve!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!

We started our Christmas Eve with some cookie making. This is something the kids always look forward to especially as they get older. 

All 3 kids helped Courtney out with the cookie making process, but really, all they wanted to do was use the cookie cutters. I don't know what it is about putting the cookie cutters into the dough, but they were very eager about it all.

While we were baking the cookies and then letting them have a chance to cool, the kids made some things for Santa. 

They were very excited about Santa's arrival and took the Santa coloring and writing very serious! I loved seeing them get excited about making something special for Santa.

Finally, time to decorate cookies! I think that the kids ate more frosting then what they were putting onto the cookie, but they enjoyed themselves and that's all that matters. They don't usually get to eat sugar like this, so I think they enjoyed every minute of it. 

To end our Christmas Eve, it was time for my favorite part. Watching the Polar Express and reading The Night Before Christmas! I love being able to cuddle up with the dogs and cat along with the kiddos and enjoy a movie and reading them a book before we tuck them in for the night. It truly has become a favorite tradition of mine and I know that the kiddos aren't always going to want to do something like this, especially as they get older, so I am enjoying this moment right now!

Can't forget to leave out yummy goodies for Santa and the reindeer. So before the kids went to bed, each kid picked out one special cookie for Santa and left carrots and Chex mix for the reindeers. 

After getting Santa and the reindeers snacks out, the kids hurried upstairs to their beds because they knew that Santa wouldn't come visit our house unless they were fast asleep in their beds. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!