Christmas Eve

Ever since I can remember my whole family has had a big Christmas Eve party. My parents and siblings get together, eat dinner, reenact the nativity and my dad reads the Christmas story. This year I was their only child missing but we still managed to celebrate. We had our neighbors over for dinner and a Christmas movie and we had a great time.

Ledger had a complete meltdown when our friends had to leave. He was so tired but didn't want to stop playing. He put on his coat and boots and followed them up the driveway. Marq finally got him to come in the house but he cried and cried. We couldn't even talk him into opening a gift.

We put the cookies & milk out for Santa and the carrots for the reindeer. Sneaking some of Santa's milk did seem to make him feel a better :)

My family called me several times and we Skyped a couple times. I'll admit I felt a little left out, especially with my sister and her family there from Texas, but I am so happy to have good friends up here & my little family to spend the holidays with.