Christmas Eve 2013

Playing with the model trains

Making cookies for Santa

Dasher?  Is that you?

All the kiddos
We had an enjoyable Christmas Eve this year.   After a whirlwind month of concerts, parties, shopping, baking and wrapping, it was nice to just take it easy and enjoy some time together.  Once Grandma Bird had arrived and dinner was in the crock pot, we headed to the Bass Pro Shop to visit their Christmas Town.  The kids had fun playing with the model trains, shooting BB Guns and watching the fish in the giant aquariums.  We also happened to be there in time to make cookies for Santa, although I believe most of them were eaten by the kids.  Once we were done playing, we headed home for a delicious ham dinner and our traditional chocolate fondue dessert.  We put on our Christmas PJ's, read the Christmas story together and all the kids opened one gift.  Everyone enjoyed watching White Christmas and the kids headed off to bed with Visions of Sugar Plums...ok, so maybe it was Nintendo DS's instead....

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