On Christmas Eve, my parents rented the movie theater and invited some of their local ward friends and their families to come see Monster Inc. with us. We all got our own popcorn and drink as well; I think Harper was the most excited about that!
All of the kids were SO GOOD during the movie. What a treat!
After the movie, we headed back to my parent’s house to get cooking and set the tables for our Christmas Eve dinner.
Before we ate, we decided to let the kids open their cousin gifts to each other. We exchange names, and it was fun to let the older kids help pick out the gifts for their cousins this year!
Evie had to show Harper the ropes with her new toy.
Once we were done stuffing ourselves with prime rib and ham, it was time for the nativity. Typically, this has gotten more irreverant in the past as us adults have gotten older. Luckily the kids are all getting older and we can have them participate. My dad read the nativity story while the kids stood there in their costumes. There were still some giggles, but it was pretty sweet. Remi was feeling a bit moody and didn’t participate, but the rest of the kids did.
After the nativity, the kids got to open up their traditional Christmas Eve jammies from my parents. Pretty cute bunch!
The kids got to open one more gift from Gramzee and Grandpa Paul, which were new books.
Once we put an excited group of kids to bed, the grown ups did their gift exchange and got pajamas as well. The real highlight of the gift giving was this gem of a shirt.
The wings even wrap around to the back.
I love all of our traditions on Christmas Eve. I might even love Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day!
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