This year while black Friday shopping Mary and I commented on how big of a bummer it is that we don't get to see each other very much on Christmas Eve so I suggested we get the kids together for breakfast and to exchange little presents....and thus Cousin Christmas Breakfast was born.
I LOVED hosting and I think a new tradition has officially started.
Mary, Mom and the boys all came over Christmas Eve morning in their pj's to eat breakfast and the kids all exchanged little gifts.
After the kids opened presents Elle, Henry and Charlie ran around and played, Mary, Mom and I ate breakfast and chatted and Ollie tried his hardest to load his pez dispenser by himself.
And it snowed all during our breakfast which just capped the morning off with more Christmas magic.
After everyone left we had a lazy day...hanging out, looking at Christmas cards and watching movies.
And for me, cleaning. It is a HIGH priority that our house is clean for Christmas morning. Which makes no sense since the house is ready to be littered with wrapping paper and toy boxes. But for whatever reason that's just the way my mind operates.
That afternoon we headed to church.
Christmas Eve excitement with your cousins is probably the best thing ever!
Next we were off for Hylton family Christmas!
Santa had made an early stop at Grandma Chris's house with books and coloring books for the kiddos.
Chris is reading the girls a book in the picture below and Ollie is getting every single knick knack off their TV table. It's what he does when at Grandma Chris's house.
After a fun night with the Hylton's we headed home to get ready for Santa's arrival!
I had asked Elle earlier in the week if we should bake cookies for Santa and she decided he would probably rather have our favorite gooey butter cookies from Schnucks. I guess she doesn't trust our baking skills. #shesright
Elle made reindeer food at school so these two headed outside to quickly throw some into the yard.
Milk for Santa...check
Cookies...check
Carrots...check
Elle requested "carrots with the green stuff on top" for the reindeer. :)
Look how excited she is!!!
The end to a fun day...and so excited to see what Christmas morning brings!
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