I would say that we had everything pretty well planned out and ready for the night and it all went as smoothly as we had hoped. We had too many people to feed in just our kitchen, so we set up some tables and chairs downstairs and had our Christmas lights on down there, along with some pretty Christmas music playing on Ryan's bluetooth speaker to help make it feel not so basement-y. We had ham, cheesy potatoes, rolls, banana cherry jello, green beans, and an assortment of drinks for dinner. After dinner, we all went upstairs and acted out the nativity while my dad read it from the scriptures. Following that, we had our annual talent show, followed by singing Christmas carols and hymns with just tea lights and Christmas lights on. We ended the night by opening Christmas Eve pajamas and a few other gifts from family members that were not going to be there on Christmas morning.
The "Wise Men." ;)
Claire just stood up on this stool and we all started cheering for her and clapping and she loved the attention. Haha!
Lucy's talent: Gymnastics! She was so excited to do this for everyone and knew just what to do when it was her turn. Somersaults and handstands!
Ryan's talent: juggling!
My grandpa recited a version of "Twas the night before Christmas" and it was great!
The only pic we got of singing with candles, so this will have to do.
Christmas eve jammies!
Claire loves snuggling with this super soft Frozen blanket.
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