Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, the kids put together a gingerbread house. Caleb designated himself as master craftsman and no one else could help unless they adhered to his vision.

A sprinkling of powdered sugar for snow and, Voila!

The finished masterpiece.

After construction was completed, the kids were all bathed and then we began our Christmas Eve program. The Grinch was recited, the Nativity was popped up and finally, the part the kids were all waiting for. The opening of one, and only one, present. Then, it was off to bed for all.

Tragedy was barely averted late Christmas Eve. Santa was reaching behind the tree to retrieve a present went the whole tree tipped over into the window. He frantically scooted under the tree to try to fit it back into the base without knocking the whole thing onto the floor. Despite getting his beard tangled up in the tree limbs, he was successful. After setting the star back up straight on the top of the tree, no one was the wiser. Whew!