December 24, 2012
Christmas Eve is always such a high-energy day! Our kids were so full of excitement it was hard not to act childish around them.
Reeve family traditional Christmas Eve dinner... steak fondue! We look forward to this day every year.
Brian's favorite Christmas Punch (cranberry juice, pineapple juice, Squirt, and vanilla ice cream)
Christmas mint cookies. My favorite year round!
Kid's Gifts
Our kids get 10-12 dollars to spend on one another each year. We have them trade their Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve. They love this tradition and look forward to shopping for their sibling. They also love wrapping their gifts without any help.
Natalya bought Irelynn a stick pony that makes clip-clop sounds. Natalya figured that if she liked riding around the kitchen on a broom so much, that she might like a real stick pony even better. She was right - Irelynn loves it!
Branson bought a set of Mini Mouse board books for Annika. They come in a box with a handle like a purse. Annika was so excited and squealed, "Min Mou!" which is Annika for "Mini Mouse."
Annika, with mom and dad's help, bought Branson a paper air plane book with special folding paper. He loves making paper air planes and flies them all over the house! (Though sometimes they get permanently stuck on pot shelves.) Grandaddy has helped him make some really cool ones that do flips.
Irelynn bought Natalya Sudoku books and logic game magazines. Natalya loves a challenge! And she enjoys doing a puzzle before bed. It was the perfect gift for her.
It's not Christmas Eve unless Grandaddy reads, "T'was the Night Before Christmas". Our kids expect it every year :)
We set out cookies and milk for Santa, and carrots for the reindeer. But Annika helped herself. Naughty baby.
The advent calendar is complete!
We always tell our kids, "The faster you go to sleep, the faster you'll wake up. Then it will be Christmas morning!" So they were all out before 8:00pm in anticipation of Christmas morning...
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