CHRISTMAS EVE

Every year go to my mom & dad's for a little Christmas Eve party. Mom has all the kids dress up in little nativity costumes she has put together. Then she reads a little story and always has a movie for us to watch, that helps us remember the "true" meaning of Christmas. We have done this for years, I absolutely love it! The kids look forward to dressing up. Baby Jesus is usually the smallest grandchild which would be Addie this year. But Caleb & Julie are down south with her family this year, so mom just wrapped up a baby doll. Then mom has each of the granddaughters take turns being Mary each year, this year it was Trevyn's turn. Then everyone else just fills in, Maddi was the angel this year and Kobe was a shepard.

We always bring treats to share, and then mom & dad always fix the famous "cheese sandwiches" they are so delicious! I loving being with my family and just being our CrAzY selves. This year We enjoyed having a photo shot, as you can tell.(LOTS of pictures) Dad was getting a little upset with all the photos:) LOL

When Grandma Udy was alive her and Grandpa would come up Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Falk's always lived in Texas so they didn't have anyone else to visit, We had them all to ourselves! Grandma loved this time of year, wrapping all the gifts just beautifully. I love and miss her so much, she was always so sweet. I always thought of her as more of a friend than a Grandma, she always just seemed to fit in with us "girls". You could call her and talk for hours. There isn't a Christmas that goes by that I don't think about her and wish she was with us. I LOVE YOU GRAM! So any how.... Now that Gp. is married he and Ann just come up on Christmas Eve so they have Christmas Day to be with her family. We used to just do gifts on Christmas Day, but since We welcomed Gm. Ann into the family things have changed a bit. We all give our gifts to Gp. and Ann and then every year Gp. gives each of us even the great-grand kids a little money. This year the great-grand kids got a 2 and a 10. (in Kobe's term) Both my kids were so excited, now they can add it to their stash.

Then We head out, and stop at James' parents for a bit. Then We are off to our house to open our new P.J's and get things ready for Santa. As you can tell Kobe is a little upset, he was in hopes for a new toy. He says he hates "stinky" clothes and it's always clothes:( MAYBE SANTA WON'T BE VISITING KOBE THIS YEAR! After a good long talk I think his dad got him squared away with a NEW attitude:)

I THINK WE ARE READY!

This year as the kids were getting the cookies and carrots ready. I was opening a gift from the Newcomb's, it was the perfect gift for the moment. A plate for Santa's cookies and one for the carrots for his reindeer and a mug for his milk. The kids loved it! THANKS DARCIE!

After We had everything all ready, We were off to James and I's bed to snug up and read a Christmas story. (a new book from New and Kesia's family) THANKS GUYS!

DO YOU THINK HE WILL FIND US???