Christmas Eve & Day

Christmas Eve Pictures:

Nan-naw & Paw-Paw came by to bring the girls' their Christmas present.

Later on Christmas Eve, the girls helped us bake Santa cookies. Then, we read in Luke chapter 2 about the story of Jesus and then we read The Night Before Christmas.

They had to "test" Santa's cookies...

...and milk. I think it was OK.

Christmas Day we opened presents from Santa, had a pancake breakfast, the girls played with their toys, and then we went to Adam's Dad's house. We spent some time there, and then headed off to my family Christmas get-together. We ate a delicious lunch and then had several Christmas performances.

Pictures from Christmas Morning:

Santa brought Emma a Leapster game system and a Princess game

Elizabeth was very excited that Santa brought her a new tricycle

She also loved her ponies and Tinker Bell doll

The girls got Daddy socks and a tie. I got him a teaching stool he's been wanting for his office and framed a picture of his cousin Josh for him.

Adam got me a digital camera...I've been wanting a smaller one, so I can fit it into my purse when we go places.

Emma with her My Little Pony

Ellie taking her ponies for a ride (Emma took this picture!)

Emma got the Polly Pocket swimming pool she had asked Santa for! She was very excited!

Pictures from Adam's Dad's house:

The girls with Grandpa and Adam

They got matching PJ's

Ellie opening a present from Grandpa

Pictures from my side of the family Christmas get-together:

After a delicious lunch, we enjoyed several performances!

Layne & Emily's violin performance

Rock Band performance

The background dancers during the "rock band" performance

The kids annual Christmas song perfomances
Look at Chess! It was her 1st time participating.

Our family was asked to read/act out the Christmas story. We did not have enough people to play the parts in our little family, so we had a few volunteers. Bailey was the angel and Heidi Smith's girls were the sheep! Emma is being such a good shepard, petting the sheeps' heads! It was cute!

The MacPherson's always put on an entertaining show!

We had a wonderful Christmas!