Christmas Eve

So beautiful to see the snow come down on Christmas Eve.  Today Cody was at school and Ken was at work.  I was feverishly wrapping presents.  Not exactly the way I want to spend a free day off from the boys.  I should be at the spa right?  I mean who do you think bought all that stuff?  Plus mailed out a ton of Christmas cards, wrote the Christmas letter, baked cookies, made a gingerbread house and.......works full time????  But when you sit down on the couch for a quick break from sitting on the floor wrapping, all the windows are open and your sipping down that extra hot cup of hot chocolate, looking out the window to see the 1st real snowfall only to realize it's Christmas Eve just brought such happiness to me as well as peace.

I picked Cody up around 2:30pm and I was so happy to see him.  He's so excited about santa coming to town and I realized that tonight is Elfy's (elf on the shelf) last night with us.  He's off to the north pole for the rest of the year. 

Luckily for Santa, I made those cookies on Sunday.  Cody put out the milk and cookies for jolly Saint Nick and a few carrots for his reindeer.  Up to bed Cody went at 8:00 just in time for the craziness of bringing all the presents out of hiding to place them under the tree.   I filled the stockings and took a few photos.  Shrew....we're done.

Ken and I went downstairs to watch a Christmas Carol.  We could barely stay awake.  We thought we better get to bed and set the alarm to make sure we beat Cody out of bed.  I know, it sounds silly but with my new 1 year old wild woman virgin hair, I have to wash and style it every day.  Last year I didn't want to take photos.  I had no hair, still wore my wig which after a few months, I really abused it.  My eyelashes and eyebrows were falling out.  I just had surgery 11 days prior and I was still really weak from the whole ordeal.  This year I am determined to take photos.  So I have to be photo ready.

Anyway, goodnight and ......   Twas the night before Christmas and all through the night, not a creature was stirring  not even mom and dad.