Christmas Eve 2014

This Christmas Eve we were able to carry on our family traditions that we started last year with Violet. We gave each of our daughters a new pair of coordinating pajamas and a Christmas tree ornament to add to their own collection. Last year I was much better at capturing it all on film, this year I was much more interested in being part of the experience but thankfully my Mom was able to catch a few snapshots on her iphone.

After opening the Christmas Eve presents it was on to a reading of The Night Before Christmas. It's amazing to me how much Violet has grown up since last year. It makes me very excited to see how much both girls will grow over the next year. 

Violet of course couldn't go to bed without giving Poppy a big hug and a kiss.

And Poppy couldn't go to bed without showing us her party side. (This was probably just a coincidence of great timing and a little gas.) She also gave us her umbilical cord as our own Christmas Eve present. To say Nana and Granddad were unimpressed would be an understatement but I found it pretty cool.

Happy Christmas Eve - we hope Santa visits your house and brings you presents too!