Sunday, January 27, 2013

Christmas Eve-12/23/12

Christmas Eve!

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Lolli’s final spot was at the top of our tree holding on to the star! She was ready for Santa to come get her.

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Christmas cards galore! I love love love sending and receiving “real” mail! Thanks to all of you that sent us a Christmas card this year.

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Our mantel and some of Summer’s Christmas crafts on Tom’s homemade wreath!

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The tree (half decorated)! Tucker sitting under it!

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Aunt Lis and Summer looking at the I Pad. Summer and Tucker received gifts in the mail this day from the Glodek family. Summer got a new Rapunzel dress and immediately switched out of her Christmas dress to her new one. So a Rapunzel dress is what she wore for Christmas Eve.

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It’s our tradition to host Christmas Eve dinner at our house. Tom does a great job. Tucker loved checking on his Dada outside cooking on the Big Green Egg.

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Boxes are so fun!

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These are funny! Trying to get all 4 looking! :)

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Got one!

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Silly kids with Pops! Summer with her Rapunzel dress and Aunt Lis’ Lilly hat! Lilly is Aunt Lis cat so anything leopard print is a “Lilly”.

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Me and my sweet girl! This is Summer’s 4th Christmas and Tucker’s 2nd! Hard to believe. Time truly does fly!

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Dinner time!

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We decided to make some fresh cookies to give to Santa. Tucker’s turn with Aunt Lis on the I Pad.

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Santa’s plate and Reindeer food! Christmas PJ’s!!! Mom found some for Tucker that fit a little better then the sock monkey ones!

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Time to put out the reindeer food!

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We saved a reindeer cookie and there are the fresh ones all ready for Santa.

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Santa gets some hot chocolate with a BIG marshmallow this year.

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Putting everything on the plate. The reindeer didn’t get carrots this year because we put out reindeer food and we don’t want to overfeed them.

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Plate and hot chocolate ready to go for Santa. Tucker was already sound asleep. Summer got to get a piggy back ride upstairs on Dada.

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One last picture of Summer’s tree. We read “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” every Christmas Eve. Next year we will make sure Tucker is up for this tradition.

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Summer had a better understanding of what was going to happen this year. And although quite excited she wasn’t anxious so bedtime was easy. She was asleep by 7:30 and enjoyed reading the story-twice!

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