Christmas Eve

It finally arrived. The day that my girls were counting down until...Christmas Eve. Sydney would ask me on a daily basis since the beginning of December, "how many more days until Christmas?" Not only was Santa going to arrive at our house, but we spend Christmas Eve with my side of the family. We made our journey to the duck club in Benecia around noon on Christmas Eve. Not only were Nana and Papa waiting for us to arrive but the rest of the gang too. Uncle Scott, Auntie Kim, Uncle Ray, Auntie Kristy, Ashlee, Dillon, Brenden, and Ethan. My Grammy and Papa were waiting too! The kids played out on the playground, in the sand and fished in the pond. We took some pictures of all the families and kids and then headed inside once it got dark. We did a quick outfit change of the kids and put on their Christmas outfits. Annie, Unkie, Wowa, Jason and Seanie arrived just in time for dinner. "Happy Birthday Unkie" we all gave Unkie a hug as Christmas Eve is his birthday. We have a delicious dinner of prime rib and fresh crab along with the fixing's. The kids anxiously awaited to open gifts. Once the gift opening began it what chaotic but fun. The kids got gift galore! Of course they wanted every gift opened and they unwrapped them. Hailey was happy with the 1st gift she opened and didn't want to put it down to unwrap the others. She finally did with Sydney's help. Once we finished opening gifts we had desert...my favorite part of the evening. We also put the kids in their PJ's. By that time the kids were falling out, it was time to pack up the car and head home to await Santa's arrival. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!