Christmas Eve

 We had a fantastic Christmas Eve day and Christmas Eve. We drove out to Stone to Sean's grandparents and spent the day there. We always have such a great time out there. Sean' uncle Kurt and aunt VaLyn and their boys were there- so Brooklyn was in Heaven- she has always loved to play with these boys and they are still cute and will play with her even though they are now all teenagers. The gals love to play in the snow, but since there was no snow this year, they went up to the canal and slid around on the ice. They had fun doing that and loved it when Tre fell in. They were also excited because they saw 2 Bald Eagles flying around while they were there. Sean's grandparents spoiled us, like they always do- his grandpa made Brooklyn a jewelry box. It is beautiful- and I failed to get a picture of it. Soon it was time to head out and go to the annual Maughan/Wright Christmas party! It was a TON of fun! The Nativity was a success with Brooklyn playing Mary, Gracie doing her part as an Angel, and Ella filled in as Baby Jesus! There is also a program where the kids (or adults) can perform if they would like. Imagine my surprise when my sweet little shy Gracie got up and sang "Rudolph" she got stuck on a part and ended up singing it 3 different time before she moved on. It was so funny! And when I thought it couldn't get more funny, up comes Garrett. I will forever laugh anytime I hear this song now!! He did his rendition of "Christmas, Christmas" from the Chipmunks. He had all the dialog and everything- the best part was when Dave yells "ALVIN" Garrett yelled it so hard that his little face went red and his whole body was shaking. It was epic. Brooklyn and cute little Ashlyn got up and sang "Silent Night" and did a cute job. And then to my astonishment Sean got up and sang- he does a mean Jimmy Durante- and sang "Rudolph".  It was such a fun party- "the best ever" as my grandma Ila would say. Soon it was time to head home and get ready for Santa to come. My sister had given us a phone number we could call that was from Santa that would give updates of his whereabouts- it was SOO fun! When the gals went to bed they were so excited to hear that Santa had left South America and was headed the the United States! They did get to open one present before they went to bed, the annual Christmas Jammies- thank you Carter's for making a matching set in all their sizes! The plate was prepared and we were ready for Santa...

You can see in the background Tre's pants down- after he had fallen in

The performers- (gotta love Gracie's snow boots- she wouldn't wear anything else_

I love these gals!!