Our Christmas Eve 2014

Soup before church...

Blessed.

After our Christmas Eve service, it is our tradition to come home and

open one "Christmas Eve" present.

Baylor's first present...

Inside each gift are three things.  

First, a new Christmas ornament that really 

reflects "them" for that year.  This year Liam received a piano, 

Ainsley a horse, Kallan a globe, and Baylor a "1st Christmas" ornament.

Next, they each get a new Christmas book.

My hope is that one day when they have their own families, 

they will have their own collection of Christmas books from us

that they remember reading from their childhood and then can read to their family.

The last gift in the bag is a new pair of pajamas to put on

so they will have fun new jammies that they will be wearing on Christmas morning!

I love this simple, little tradition of ours,

and these gifts are one of my favorite gifts to put together each year.

I love this night with my family.  Christmas Eve is definitely one of my favorite parts of Christmas.