Christmas Eve

We made our annual Christmas cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.  Ella Catherine and Carter each had their separate sugar cookie dough to roll out, cut with cookie cutters  and decorate how they wanted.  Then come Christmas Eve night they could each choose 2 to put out for Santa.  Afterall, Santa visits every boy and girl in the whole world so we don't want him getting too full at our house and not being able to eat some cookies at someone elses house.

We spent the rest of the day playing and watching Christmas movies.  Typically we go to Mass Christmas Eve but with a new baby we did not venture out.  Instead we read the bible story about the birth of baby Jesus and discussed the true meaning of Chrsitmas.

Then the kids got in their PJ's, put out the cookies for Santa and Matt read Twas the night before Christmas.  Ella Catherine was terrified that Santa would come to our house and we would still be up and so he would pass us by.  She was hurrying everyone up to get in bed and turn off the lights. Matt and I made the mistake of giggling and she told us in no uncertain terms that it wasn't funny.  Love these memories!

Getting started

Rolling out the dough

Needing a little more flour

Rerolling her dough

Cutting out the cookies

Decorating with Sprinkles

Never too many sprinkles

Saved some cookies for icing

Icing cookies

Also never enough icing

Our Elf, Jess, got a little crazy her last night and put all Ella Catherine's and Carter's underwear on the tree

Putting milk and cookies, plus water and carrots out for Santa and his reigndeer

Time for Daddy to read Twas the night before Christmas

Everyone but Cassdy was interested in the book.  Cassidy was ready for some milk and bedtime

Sisters