christmas eve

on to brighter things...
today is christmas eve. i'm kind of wishing we had more traditions for the day of christmas eve, cause keeping my children entertained while i try to finish baking and wrapping (and evidentally, blogging) is proving to be difficult. that and i'm trying to make the house presentable and i'm cleaning up the wrekage left by two little tornados.
but they are so excited and it is fun to watch them as their eyes light up at the presents already under the tree. X trying to read the names written on the packages. pointing out to C the ones that are for her. they are excited about the gifts they picked out for their aunts and uncles and can't wait until they open them tonight.
we've been trying to be good to earn straw to fill a manger for a baby jesus doll, and we are placing him in the manger tonight. we have reindeer food to put on the lawn tonight, and we are baking cookies for santa, we have carrots and milk all ready. just have to write a note.
and speaking of notes, it is a really good thing we went to the mall yesterday. we hadn't mailed our letters to santa, but he was still at the mall and he had a mailbox! yup, a mailbox that we were able to put our letters in. just in the nick of time! (however, we did get to see santa claus on november 1st and although they wouldn't sit on his lap they told him what they wanted, so they are feeling pretty confident)
but for now we are doing lots of last minute stuff around the house before we head over to todd's parents house for the christmas eve festivities.
to anyone reading this today....merry christmas. we miss our family and friends that are far away and hope that your day is wonderful!
(p.s. my christmas cards are turning into new year's cards...but they are coming!)