Christmas Eve was, as always, crazy and chaotic... for the most part.
We started out with homemade pizza and root beer, and then progressed to our annual Nativity reenactment. This does not tend to be the reverent part of the evening. Here you can watch the drama unfold:
The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary:
Grandma and Great-Grandma look on:
Mary and the baby:
Mary and the other baby:
(just a minute after reading in Luke 2, "the days were accomplished that she should be delivered," the doorbell rang- there was no one there, but this baby in a manger was on the doorstep. The baby was delivered!
Our handsome (if somewhat reckless) shepherds:
The light over the stairs after the reckless shepherds got a little carried away:
The glass we collected off the stairs:
Finally settling down to listen to Rebekah's explanation of the symbols of Christmas:
(we did advent in here too- but no pictures)
PJ's and Great-Grandma Shipley!
and pj's again...
and again with our traditional Christmas Eve books. I'm still not sure how I feel about two Christmas Eve presents, but it sure gets the kids in bed and quiet better than anything else we've tried!
I love my cute family- this was a great Christmas Eve!
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