{ christmas eve }

Here's a photo run-down of the Christmas Eve festivities:

Eating dinner with cousins - Mariah, Orva, and Elaine



Ford and Sally



Reading Christmas books from Grandpa Paul and Grandma Orva



Acting out the nativity scene - Orva and Elaine both wanted to be Mary (although Orva sort of wanted to be an angel, too - hence the tinsel on her head in place of a scarf)



The cutest little shepherd boy you ever saw - Wayne



The Holy Family - Joseph wasn't interested in his costume at this point (and no, that isn't a two-headed baby Jesus - each Mary just needed her own baby)



Sally - the fancy little angel (and she knew it!)



The final scene - somewhat chaotic, but very fun



Christmas Eve jammies (it's kind of fun to have my two little boys match)





And that's it! Altogether a very fun night!

{ our little nativity scene }

Had I been together enough to send out a Christmas card this year, this is the picture I would have used.



And because he's so cute, here's a close-up of that little baby Jesus.