Christmas Eve

Ahhhh.. the joys of Christmas Eve. It all starts with trying to get a good photo of the kids in their dressy outfits before church.... which is no small feat let me tell ya!

They both were not really in the mood.. so I got a few shots then put the camera away and hoped to get better ones after church! :)

So... Matthew has had his FIRST loose tooth for a bit. On the way to church IT CAME OUT! :) Thankfully I had kleenex in the car and an empty tic tac container to put the tooth in. Needless to say he was SO excited! The Tooth Fairy AND Santa on the same night.. how cool is that? :)

 And, FYI... he ran into a door frame...hence the lovely marks on his forehead. Sheesh....

Candlelight service is my favorite!  

Evelyn and Juliet looking beautiful as always. Thankful for the lifelong friendship these two share!

My "after church" attempt at photos went just about as well as the "before church" attempt. Sigh.... 

After church we met up with our friends the Bjorge's and headed out to see Christmas lights, a 4 year tradition that we all love and hope to continue for a long time!

Signing the guest book at Storybook Lane

Silly kids of mine... love them so!

Such a lovely evening getting our hearts ready to celebrate Christ's birth! 

Merry Christmas Eve!