This has been such a fun season this year especially. Brynn really *gets* the whole idea about Baby Jesus, and Santa and Presents. Its been alot of fun!
We spent Christmas Eve relaxing as a family.
We went out for yummy dinner, came home and got all snug in comfy warm jammies and sat on the couch (as much as a 2 year old and 1 year old will sit still) and watched Evan Almighty while the girls went back and forth between playing and snuggling with mommy and daddy.
After the movie, we made a special plate for Santa with cookies and milk, and lettuce for the raindeer. We also wrote a letter for santa. Brynn really struggled because never before has she been so close to cookies and milk and totally unable to eat them (we had to save them for Santa!)
Then we went into Brynns room with the girls and read "Twas the night before Christmas"...it was so funny because after the part where it describes santa
"And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly,That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,"
Brynn turned to her dad and whispered "He's SCARY!" ... so funny!
We explained once more that santa is not scary. Later as we were leaving Brynn to sleep right before we turned off the light Brynn called out to her dad and said
"Daddy, don't eat the lettuce for the Raindeer or the cookies for santa okay?"
"we won't brynn, we won't" ..... what a great Christmas Eve!!!
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