Christmas Eve 2012

Christmas Eve came so fast! We just got out of school the Friday before so I felt like it snuck up on us and there were soooo many things I had wanted to do that we didn't get to. Boo. That day was a nice day and Gracie helped me do some baking. We made a Dr. Pepper cake for that night, Christmas cookies for Santa, and a few other goodies. She LOVES helping, but mostly loves eating the goods ;)




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Before we left for kids service we sent Maxum a video message. Poor guy was home with the awful flu and the whole family had to stay house bound because he was so contagious. It wasn't the same without them and we really missed them.

We did the kids service again for church and it really is short and very sweet. They tell the Christmas story and all the kids get to bring down an kid made ornament throughout the service. Usually she has Maxum to go with down to the front but she did a very good job!





Later on GG and Pop took us all to eat dinner. It was yummy. Then time to open her Jack n' the Box! She COULD NOT WAIT!! She'd only been eying it since after Thanksgiving when GG put it up and together :)

She got lots of fun things; new clothes, Brave, some new squishy's, and a new doll bed that GG made!

             We made her take a few more Santa pics then we let her put on her pj's. She couldn't wait!! We had our Dr Pepper cake then packed up.

              Gracie's favorite little dog on Earth!

We hurried to head home and get there before Santa! She was so excited. Excitement that I'll never forget! She was just giddy and couldn't wait to get to bed. I remember those days myself and it was so fun to relive them and see her excitement.

         Her cookies for Santa and a letter we wrote him that day... Then she was off to bed so Santa could come!