Rob and Marci Peacock and Family: Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is one of my favorite days of the year. I love the excitement and anticipation with the kids and we have lots of fun family traditions as well. (Shocking, I know!) This year we headed to Texas Roadhouse for an early dinner. We love that place and have gone there for Christmas Eve for quite a few years. After coming home, we had an early surprise on our front doorstep. "Santa" had left 3 packages for the kids. Porcelain dolls for the girls and a woodburning kit for Cayden. We were all very surprised and grateful for this mysterious "Santa". The kids also received their letters from Santa reminding them to go right to sleep or he would have to go to a different house. After that, we made our cookies for Santa, reindeer food for the reindeer, and egg nog for Santa as well. We then put the final piece on the advent calendar and hang up stockings. We pulled up the "Santa Tracker" on the laptop so we could show the kids where Santa currently was. That was SO much fun for them to see, especially because they have learned about so many of the countries in school already. Rob read the kids "Twas the Night Before Christmas" followed by a stirring musical rendition from Cayden and me of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" as well. Cayden learned it last year in school and it is hilarious to listen to. Right before bed we read the Christmas story from the bible, sang "Silent Night" and said our prayers. Then we tucked the children all snug in their beds and Rob and I started wrapping presents. Another tradition that we're not sure if we like or not, but every year it happens that we are up way into the night wrapping gifts. We had the added "help" of Sadie this year who has decided to plant her little behind on everything that resembles something she could sit on...including every present that we wrapped. It was another fun Christmas Eve at the Peacock Home.