Sunday, December 24, 2017
Today was a pretty quiet, relaxing day. Daniel was on call this year so we were hoping maybe it would be pretty quiet at the hospital and he'd get to spend most of the day (and night) at home. And, as luck would have it, he did! We put bows on packages, played games and just hung out around the house.
Then for dinner we made ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans and crescent rolls with ice cream log for dessert! Zoey even got her own special plate. Yum!
Then after dinner, Emily made the reindeer food to sprinkle in the yard. It's kind of an annual tradition. Plus, we don't want Rudolph and his friends to get hungry or feel unappreciated.
With the reindeer fed, it was time for a family Christmas movie - Elf! In the past we had watched Home Alone, but this year we tried a new one. Everyone definitely liked it.
After the movie was over, Emily selected cookies for Santa and put them out with a packet of hot cocoa (it was super cold on Christmas this year). Definitely a great snack for the man in red!
Then it was time for the annual reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - a favorite Daddy tradition going all the way back to when she was still a baby. Compare below - Christmas when Em was 5 (2012) to Christmas this year. :-)
Then, finally, it was time to head to bed and rest up for the exciting things to come in the morning! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night (and it really was because the pager never went off)!
Not a creature was stirring...
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| Not even a Christmas kitty. |
