Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was a little different this year. Evidently we are a highly contagious bunch, because before New Year's Eve, my Dad, both of Blake's parents, and both of our brothers, all became sick with the stomach virus...so we changed our agenda a bit.

We woke on Christmas Eve morning and hung around the house for most of the morning. Later in the afternoon, we went to the mall and walked around. We usually go to a Christmas Eve service with my parents, but my dad was sick, but Blake, Jackson, and I went the candlelight service anyway. We didn't get to have the Christmas Eve party at my parents house, either. Hopefully next year we will get to do that again. We did go to the fire hall to visit Brad, and read the Christmas story there. Brad read it this year, and some of the other firefighters listened, too. We also opened up our Christmas PJs at the fire hall. Later that night, Donnie and Darla stopped by our house, and Donnie helped Blake put one of Jackson's toys together.

Jackson left Chex Mix, Oreo truffles, and orange juice out for Santa, but Lady ate them. Jackson also placed Santa's special key on the front door knob, since we don't have a fire place.