Christmas Eve

We had a pretty low-key Christmas Eve.  I headed to the grocery store first thing in the morning (along with everyone else and their brother) to ensure we had some yummy holiday goodies on hand.  Despite having no other plans, we still somehow managed to have a hectic time getting out of the house for the 2 pm church service.  3 of the 4 of us were dressed nicely (not worth arguing with Nolan), but of course we didn't get a single picture of that.

After church, we had carry-out Thai/Chinese food for dinner, with sparkling Apple Cider to drink (big hit with Karly, not so much with Nolan).  Actually, he wouldn't eat the food either (c'mon, white rice and chicken?  his usual favs?), so I ended up making a bowl of mac and cheese for him (*roll eyes*).

Christmas PJs

Love that grin!

He will proudly tell you that his pjs say, "I've been good all year.  Just ask my mom."

The kids opened their traditional Christmas Eve present of pjs and we finally got around to making cookies with the dough that had been sitting in the refrigerator for over a week.  The kids went to bed reasonably well (for them), and I was very proud and relieved that nearly all the presents were actually wrapped already, as compared with a previous year when I was desperately trying to buy tape at 9 pm on Christmas Eve.