Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas Eve snapshots

Christmas is always such a special time of year as we visit with family and friends, eat way too much food and most importantly...celebrate our Lord's birth!

Christmas Eve we went to celebrate with Pete's dad and uncle. We met at a cute little Italian restaurant for lunch.

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And then headed over to Pete's dad's house to open gifts and do some more visiting.

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Jake got a special gift from Grandpa--a puck from the 1980 Olympics.

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All the Anderson boys.

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Back home that evening I made a bunch of appetizers for us to much on.

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Our tradition on Christmas Eve is to open one gift--new pajamas. We have done this since the boys were itty bitty and it is something we look forward to each year.
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The tradition continues with me reading the boys 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'. I love that the boys still let me do this!! :)
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The best Christmas present ever-- a big hug from all my boys!
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