The kids all sat at the little table and enjoyed their own conversations. Jaedyn was being a little stinker and didn't want to turn around for a picture...
...so, I went to the other side and got one of her, she wasn't very happy about that.
After dinner we frosted sugar cookies for Santa...even Josh got in on the cookie frosting fun. He helped Jaedyn frost a snowman red and then she decided to eat it instead of saving it for Santa.
Before Jaedyn was all done eating her cookie she put it down to add a few more sprinkles. I had to take the bottle away, otherwise she would have put the rest of the sprinkles on her cookie.
Then, she devoured the rest of the cookie...
Here's a Christmas tree cookie that Jantzen decorated. I thought he was going to give it to Santa, but he decided to eat it himself.
Here's the cookies that were frosted for Santa (on his special plate). Jaron decorated the candy cane, Jantzen decorated the gingerbread man, and Josh decorated the Christmas tree for Jaedyn because she was too busy eating her cookie to help. The kids wanted to frost more for Santa, but we told them three cookies were enough because Santa doesn't want to get a tummy ache.
After the kids were all done frosting cookies they played around for a little bit before it was time to go to bed. I took a quick picture of Sadie and Jaedyn before Kevin took the kids home. Jaedyn loves Sadie so much!
It was then time for the kids to open their Christmas Eve present. Even though the boys know what's inside, they still get excited to open them.
It's pj's!! This year Jantzen got Spiderman pj's, Jaedyn got Hello Kitty pj's, and Jaron decided he's too old for character pj's, so he got some blue and black plaid pj's.
After opening their presents, the kids all took their baths and then we gathered together to read the Christmas story from the scriptures and after that we read "I Believe in Santa Claus" (we read it every year).
**No, that isn't Josh puckering up for a kiss...I caught him mid sentence.**
**No, that isn't Josh puckering up for a kiss...I caught him mid sentence.**
When our stories were all over, we took our annual picture in pj's by the Christmas tree. I had a really hard time getting all the kids to look at the camera and smile at the same time, so this is what I got...I love how Jaedyn had to put her arms around her brothers.
The kids then wrote their letter to Santa and set out the cookies they made for him along with his Diet Coke.
Here's a close-up of the letter...
We put the kids to bed and then enjoyed a little peace and quiet while Santa did his thing, or I should say, Mrs. Claus did her thing!
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