We continued the Gingerbread hose tradition. They make their structures on the 23rd and they dry overnight. Then we start Christmas Eve with them decorating. They got to pick out the candies this year and there were so many, none of them used them all!
Three beautiful houses. You can see their maturity as they age with this process. I love that they each still enjoy this tradition a lot!
I love this picture of Max inspecting the loot he has and trying to decide what to eat and what to use for decorative purposes!
We also get a new type of advent calendar this year - a lego nativity scene. With a little push from Mom, we finished it on Christmas Eve before heading to Church.
This year we decided to go to church downtown at the Lutheran Church we used to attend. I really wanted a traditional Christmas service with traditional carols and traditional preaching. This is not common at our new church and though I love the progress I've made as a christian understanding the Bible and drawing closer to God, on Christmas Eve, I want to remember my childhood and belt Christmas Caroles at the top of my lungs! It was a gorgeous church, service and candlelight Silent Night!
We had our traditional charcuterie dinner before church and cookies after. The kids hung stockings and were good sports about getting to bed so Santa could come.
It was a peaceful Christmas Eve this year. The chaos of childhood is fading from my life.
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