Christmas Eve 2011

The fam headed down to Orlando on Thursday before Christmas. We just headed down in two shifts, Rian and the Critters during the day and Abbey and I after work that night. After a relaxing Friday we were ready for the Christmas whirlwind. Every year my mother has Christmas Eve dinner at her house. This year we headed to the children's service @ St. Lukes and had a great time. It was a wonderful (interactive) sermon, yes I said interactive.

After church we headed over to my mom's house to take care of the last minute touches to get ready for dinner. After dinner, Grandma B kept the tradition going and read Twas the Night Before Christmas, with her own twist. During the story she inserts peoples names and has them hunt for hidden presents.

After a little clean up we packed up and headed back to Grandma Kate's to put the Critters to bed.

Here are a few shots from the night:

Finishing touches. With CarCar as the little helper.

The set-up.

CarCar.

MoMo, CarCar, and Uncle Adam.

Haddie not quite getting the proper use of a stocking.

An attempt at a family portrait.

CarCar givin' you some love.

Haddie.

Brother toward the tail end of the night.

Note: There will be more blogs coming soon to catch up. The cameras are still in two separate cities as Rian is still in Orlando.

Chris