The Christmas Eve Marathon

It was a busy but fun day! Normally we wouldn't do this much in one day, but there were so many things we wanted to do with Grandma and since she didn't come until the evening of the 23rd...well, away we go!
We had a Christmas Eve breakfast with the Buhlson family. They are so fun and generous and they have this huge (wide with the top cut off) Christmas tree! There's even a ventriloquist dummy hiding in the branches, haha.
Nope this picture is not on it's side.

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The kids playing Christmas carols...or something.

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Good times.

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Then we did the girl's baking Night, this time in the afternoon.

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We had help frosting the sugar cookies.

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Max and Stacey dipping oreos.

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We acted out the Nativity and sang carols. I was the narrator/picture taker.

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The boys got to open up Christams Eve pajamas.

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Then we decorated a gingerbread house.

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And we cleaned up the boys and watched, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

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Then we had "Nog Night", an Epperson tradition. Nicole and I who married in to the family don't like Egg Nog but it's okay with vanilla ice cream mixed in! :)

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Apparently, that was not one of the good flavors according to Grandpa J.

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The spread of our baking-ness which was way too many goodies of course.

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Our little family's traditional Buche de Noel (yule log). It's a french tradition that I picked up from my mission. Someday I'll get all fancy with decorating it like the Patisseries in France, but for now, it's just yummy goodness that looks like a log.
What a tiring, fun-filled family day!