Christmas Eve

This Christmas was a little different for us:

We had a new baby! 

(okay, so that's not too different for us) 

But Christmas fell on Sunday so we could

 not go anywhere to celebrate. 

And we had 4 kids!

This past December was 

so insane it's hard to even 

remember what I did 

yesterday. So I am completely 

narrating according to the pictures I have. 

The kids woke up and Jared 

and I made Santa pancakes. 

Jared decided Santa needed a mustache.

I think he just made him look sad.

 

The kids LOVE pancakes!

Nixon wanted me to take a

 picture of her mustache!

I had bought the kids a present 

for them to open one night during family advent. 

But I'm embarrassed to say that 

this year we kinda stunk at advent.

We have gone nonstop since

 Lottie arrived and at 

night we consider ourselves

 successful if kids are in bed by 10pm. 

So... Christmas Eve the kids 

opened up the family gift!!

The Little People Nativity!

(I just noticed Isla has on a 

Halloween shirt.......it was a long month) 

The kids loved their nativity. 

I did get the girls dressed to bake all day. 

We made cookies for Santa...

and our annual reindeer cookies!

(we have been making these

 years before Pinterest) 

We were home alone for the 1st time on 

Christmas Eve so I decided we 

would have our own little party. 

I made my sister's fabulous sausage balls!

(they were not near as good as hers)

Pigs-in-a-blanket 

Christmas Wreath

My absolute favorite-

Popcorn Cake!

It was AMAZING! 

We also had rotel (for Jared) and

 a cheese-ball with crackers. 

Unfortunately, the kids did not eat

 a thing other than the crackers!

I was able to snap a few pictures 

of the kids before bedtime!

Once they calmed down Lottie joined in!

Isla wanted a turn to hold Lottie.

We left cookies out for Santa 

and put the kids to bed.

Well, I thought they were all 

in bed until I caught Roman redhanded! 

He snuck out to try out Santa's cookies! 

Thankfully Santa hadn't arrived yet!

Santa did have a little helper as 

he put out the gifts this year!