For the past several years, we have spent Christmas Eve in Rhinelander and headed to Eau Claire in a frantic rush on Christmas morning. This year we decided to do things a little different and ask Santa to come on the night of the 23rd instead. He happily obliged, (with thanks for the yummy cookies) which meant that we got to have a much more relaxing morning under the Christmas tree. Nolan got the super wished-for Pokémon video game, Livi got some dress up clothes and Spirit Legos, and Simon got a super cool rocking dragon. My favorite gift under the tree for them this year was the Love Books that I made for them with all their pictures and memories from the past year inside. It was a super relaxing morning with plenty of time to enjoy their presents before the church festivities began in the afternoon. I played piano and sang duets with Faith at church, which has become a tradition of the past few years. It is always such a treat to get to sing with her. The rest of the family sat together and enjoyed the candle lighting while singing Silent Night - a special tradition for our church and family. It is always magical seeing the dark church fill with light, candle by candle.
After church, we headed to Aunt Debbie's house for the gathering of Eric's family. We ate lots of delicious food, the kids played with their cousins, and we laughed and chatted with our family. We also decided that next year we are going to hold off on the adult gift exchange. This year there were well over 30 people that participated, and with that many people, it takes FOREVER and we don't have time to visit with one another. Ruby also "officially" turned 90 on Christmas Eve. We celebrated with a big party back in August, but enjoyed some cake and ice cream in her honor. It was a wonderful Christmas Eve.
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