Christmas Eve

Well, it's Christmas eve and all my elves are sleeping sweetly in their beds, hopefully dreaming of Santa. After eating some yummy chicken and wild rice soup for an early supper, we went to church for the Christmas eve service. The girls (and the rest of the kids) said "Whoa" when we lit the candles and the lights went out. Pretty cool. Then we came home to eat some cookies and get ready for bed. With all the excitement leading up to bedtime, I thought for sure the girls would not be able to get to sleep. We had to get our plate of cookies, carrots, and cup of milk ready for Santa and his reindeer. Jamie was in charge of getting the carrots.

Instead of using a plate, she used the floor. She counted out nine (one for each reindeer).

Then Mazie picked out an assortment of cookies and a corn flake wreath. We put milk into a mug and set it out on the table.

As I sit here thinking of how excited the girls were when they went to bed, I can't help but think about these three ornaments.

We got these three little angels from our friends, the Clarks, when we were celebrating Mazie's first Christmas 5 years ago. They gave them to use since we were a family of three at the time. Now it is so much more fitting with our three children. They represent Hope, Love, and Joy. These are my very favorite ornaments. I just thought I would share them with you. Merry Christmas!