Since my family is getting older - along with the nieces and nephews - we don't have the opportunity to do Christmas Eve as a family. However, this year it worked out that we could do a Christmas Eve on the eve of Christmas Eve. (Without Alli and Tony who are in Hawaii on their Honeymoon.)
One tradition we have as a family is to do the Nativity. My dad narrated from Luke 2.
William got to star as Baby Jesus yet again. Kathryn was Mary,
Annie was a "wise man"
and the rest of the girls were Angels. 
George was Joseph
and Nathan, Henry and Sam were shepherds.
My brother James starred as the donkey (of which, Sarah was terrified!)
After the nativity, grandma gave us all a special gift. She made a family history collage for each of my siblings and gave us all a miniature chair. The chair symbolizes our goal as a family to have "no empty seats" in heaven. The collage shows both sets of grandparents along with a sibling picture and a picture of each child's individual families. (My mom used this as her final project in her photoshop class - she got an "A".) I have the best mom!
The grandkids then opened their Christmas PJs. I picked them out this year - Yes, I LOVE Children's Place! We meant to get a picture with all the kids in their PJs, but it didn't happen. This is as close as we got:
And a new tradition for us ... Christmas Wrapping Contest. James, Kim and Peter were the first participants. Aren't their entries incredible?
Here's Sarah by Peter's "Robot" entry.
It was a tough contest with Kim coming out on top by one vote. She cut each "shingle" from wrapping paper. I have such creative and dedicated siblings!
Can I just say, I LOVE BEING WITH MY FAMILY! I love it when we can get together. It's the best!
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