Wednesday, December 24, 2008

25 Days of December - Day 24: Christmas Eve

It is always a busy day..here's our traditions for Christmas Eve. What are yours?

- shape pancakes (Santa, Stocking, Sleigh) and sausage for brunch
- wrap presents
- write last minute emails to Santa (click here..it is very cool)
- track Santa on Norad (right now he's in Japan)
- the kids exchange gifts amongst each other (a tradition I had as a kid)
- Mom and Dad open the "school" and homemade gifts
- baking last minute cookies
- always a last minute run to the grocery for something
- Church
- get into matching PJ's for the kids (they are so cute this year...can't wait!)
- sprinkle Reindeer food on the lawn
- campout in Mom and Dad's room
- more wrapping
- Santa comes
- to bed somewhere between 12-3 am
- kids up at 6

That about sums it up! Enjoy your day....I'll post some pictures later.

1 comment:

Randi~Dukes and Duchesses said...

I love your shaped pancakes tradition. We do some of the same as you - PJ's, sibling gift exchange. We always go to church, we have a birthday party for Jesus with cake, and we always read the Christmas story from the book of Luke by the light of the Christmas tree. Merry Christmas!