Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we always have a party with my grandma's side, The Pico's. This year it was at our house again. We always have great Mexican food, a gag gift exchange, Pj's as a gift, and lots of laughing and fun! This year the girls dressed up in their tutu's Sara's made. Santa even came for the kids for a little bit to give them a small gift. Christmas eve is one of my favorite parts of Christmas, we always have a fun time and its full of our favorite traditions.

When my parents first got married they started the tradition of making Wassail on Christmas eve. About 8 years ago I took over making it. Its a mix of different juices you have simmer for hours. While it simmers you have cinnamon sticks and oranges with cloves in them sit in the pot and you take them out before drinking. Its not Christmas to me until we drink wassail. It just tastes and smells like Christmas.

Wassail

Christmas Tutu's

Sophie the Snow Princess





Emmie and Hailey
Santa is here!

Emmie didn't want to see Santa but she wanted her present

Bye Santa!


PJ time, Emmie opening her Christmas PJ's

Opening slippers

Emmie and Hayden in their Christmas PJ's

All my parents grandkids sitting in order by age. Its hard to get 8 kids under 5 to look at a camera.

Katelynn, Brooklyn, Karlee, Hayden, Austin, Will, Emmie and Jace
The kids being crazy! They can't wait for Christmas morning!