...and all through the House. We stayed pretty busy the day before Christmas with last minute preparations. At the top of the list was making cookies for Santa Clause. This year I decided to invite their friends (Wyatt, Dayton, and Jenna) over for a fun filled afternoon of making treats for the big guy in red. I need to remember next year not to go so crazy -- I made way too many cookies for the kids' attention span. However, it wasn't as messy as I thought it would be and they weren't that interested in eating as they went. Everyone left with a little plate of goodies for Santa and his reindeer. I think they were more interested in playing with toys than being creative, which was fine by me. I was just glad my kids were worn out a took a nice nap afterwards.
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Noah's plate of cookies....
Zoe's plate of cookies (she ate one)...
We stuck with our traditional Italian Seafood Christmas Dinner, even though we are no longer Italian. I am amazed out how much my kids love seafood.
This is how the tree looked before Dan and I went to bed.
I think this is the fullest our tree has ever been. (Thanks to all who sent gifts our way!) We were a little crazy and stayed up way too late - we weren't assembling gifts, or wrapping presents - instead we were watching midnight mass, as I had always been curious. Needless to say it was a cultural experience and it was interesting to notice the differences surrounding the Catholic traditions as compared to the ones I have grown up with, including the people officiating the service.
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