Christmas Eve

Today was a fun day. It's been slightly different from Christmas Eves past, but fun nonetheless. Aaron had to work all day, so the kids and I woke up and went to Shipley's for doughnuts and chocolate milk. Then it was off to the grocery store. I should've done this last week, but over the past number of months, I have developed an aversion to the grocery store. Ugh. Well, today was the worst possible day to go and the kids were wired (probably due to the aforementioned sugar high). However... we survived and got home with everything we needed. Just as we were walking in the door, our neighbor Shannon called and invited the kids over to play and bake cookies, so we walked up the street to hang out for a bit. As I was getting ready to leave for lunch with Aaron, she offered to let the kids stay and play while he and I enjoyed a quiet lunch together. How could I resist such an offer? So Aaron and I had a quiet and delicious lunch at Pizza Italia. Yum! I got home, put the kids down for a nap and had every intention of cleaning, but all I really managed to do was sit on the couch and watch a movie. After some down time, the kids and I got up and got ready for the Christmas Eve service at church. It was a beautiful and uplifting service, as always! Now we're just relaxing and cleaning a bit and in a while we'll go over to Aaron's parents' house for popcorn and to hang out for a little while.

Abby and Carson are very excited about Christmas and all the festivities. I'm sure there are more stories and pictures to come! Merry Christmas, everyone!