ScrumpyDaddy

Posted by Rachel

Here is what you don’t do and I will hope to never do again on Christmas Eve. Go to the grocery store. Ugh! Oh the lines, the cars, and the people. Unfortunately, there were a couple of things we needed for the weekend.

Here is what you do on Christmas Eve…spend time with family and friends. After some stress in the afternoon (couldn’t find 3 gift cards we had gotten a couple weeks ago – found them after tearing apart the house) and a slightly rushed dinner to make it to church (got there 5 min. late) we had a very nice evening.  The church services was wonderful. Lots of great Christmas music for the whole family to enjoy. Zach loved running around the sanctuary. We have been attending a church called The Hills for the past month, which has its services at a local high school. Not formal, which is great for the kids.

After we got home from the church the kids opened up their Christmas Eve gifts. We have gotten in the tradition of getting the kids new pajamas for Christmas Eve. Though, I do have a complaint. For all those people who switch sizes around at stores I am not very happy with you. Well…the pajamas we got Abby, I didn’t look at the size of the pants when I picked them up because it was a pair together (top and bottom). They were not separates. Apparently someone had switched the size of the pants at some point. The shirt was perfect, size 5, the pants were a size 6 and falling off of her. She loved them though so I had to roll the top of the pants down so they weren’t falling off and she wasn’t stepping on the bottoms. I don’t think Abby cared in the least, but I did.

After opening the pajamas and getting them changed we opened Grammy’s gift. She sent the kids the book The Night Before Christmas which she recorded herself reading it. Abby was very excited. She ended up listening to it twice and would probably have listened to it more if we had let her. It was one of my fondest memories growing up listening to my Grandfather read my sister and I the book each year. I hope this turns into one of Abby and Zach’s fondest memories as well.

Overall, it was a wonderful night!