Christmas Eve '13

Christmas Eve is always a really busy day for us.

It starts with the Annual Cookie Decorating Contest.

Then, we go to church for Christmas Eve Services.

The day ends with a feast of appetizers, opening ornaments, and Secret Santa gifts.

Not to mention the work that Rick and I have to do after they go to bed!!

I am going to share our day in pictures.  Let me warn you, there are A LOT!!

Let the cookie cutting and decorating begin!

 I cannot get this girl to look at the camera

 I would like to present the entries to the 2013 competition:

Cody's entry:  Olaf from Frozen(It says, "Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs")

 Rick's entry:  A Sony Playstation Controller

 Abby's entry:  Si from Duck Dynasty

 Sam's entry:  A 3D Snowflake

 My entry:  I call it, "The Real Gift, Jesus Christ"

 Laila's entry:  A very colorful Africa

 Lauren's entry:  A Starbucks Christmas Cup

 Isaiah's Entry:  A Polka-Dotted Africa

 And the Winner is:

Lauren's Starbucks Cup

 After cleaning up from our cookie contest, we got all dressed up for church.  The little ones got to wear their pajamas.

Looking down the row at my fam.  The empty spot is for Rick.

 Can I just say, a banjo and harp played with Christmas Music.  

Well done, MSC, Well Done!

 All Dressed Up!

 Christmas Eve Appetizers

 Silly Lauren

 Normal pic

 Next, it was time to open the ornaments for this year:

Lauren got a One Direction ornament

 Cody got a Fantasy Football ornament since this was his first year to participate with Rick

 Abby got a gymnast

 Sam got a Duck Dynasty "Si Tea glass"

 Laila got Doc McStuffins

 Isaiah got a boy with a tablet(this boy always wants to play video games of some sort)

 Thank you Aunt Kimberly and Uncle Andrew for the moolah!

 Setting out the cookies for Santa