Christmas Eve Party

This December has been a little hectic.  I was sick for almost the entire month with pneumonia, so I missed the Allen family Christmas party.  I'll get Andy's pictures another day and add them to the blog.  So, my festivities began Christmas Eve with my mom's side of the family.

When we got there, we played an unscramble the Christmas Song game, and had dinner.  Once dinner was over, the kids made crafts.  As you can see, Ethan is THRILLED beyond all possible imagination to be creating this bucket.

 So, I gave it to Addy, who decided that she'd just like to pull everything off of it.

 Well, then Aunt Connie pulled out all the stuffers for the buckets, and then Ethan decided he certainly needed a bucket, but didn't want any of the fluff on it.  So, he filled up a plain bucket with all sorts of treats and toys, and now he is a happy camper!

 I made miss Addy a cute little Christmas tree outfit for the party.  I wish I would have done a better job of getting a picture of her in it, but this is the best I found.

 After the crafts, we did the annual Christmas Nativity, and read about the birth of our Savior in the scriptures.  The kids all dressed up to play parts.  I asked Ethan if he wanted to be in the nativity and dress up like a shepherd or a wiseman.  He told me he wanted to dress up like the black spiderman, and that he wouldn't be a wiseman or shepherd.  So, he didn't participate this year.

Next we opened Christmas presents from Grandma and Grandpa Bateman.  As you can see, Ethan got a super cool dinosaur robot.  It moves and roars, and he was quite thrilled with it.  Addy got a really cute little blanket that rolls up to look like a kitty cat.  Andy and I got a $40 gift card to chili's!

 While waiting for everyone else to finish opening their gifts, miss Addy decided that the shoes and socks had to go.

 And then she found a little santa car and a screw driver, and did some fixing.  I'm glad she takes after her momma a little and isn't afraid to use tools! :)

 After presents, we played a game.  We had to blow up the balloons, and stuff them into a pair of nylons, and then wear them like antlers.  My team won!  Here is a picture of our little man in his "antlers".

We had a great time at the party, and best of all, we got to spend time with our extended family.