Christmas

Christmas Eve is here!

Each year the time seems to pass faster and faster. Seems like just yesterday we were jumping off the diving board in ninety degree heat, and here we are celebrating Christmas? 

The boys attended HHCC's Father/Son Christmas Eve Breakfast.

This is a picture that the club's photographer took and sent to me - I just love it!

 

While the boys were at lunch I spent the afternoon delivering Kringles to friends and chatting with other friends as they dropped in to deliver goodies to our house. Delivering the kringles is one of my favorite traditions - I think I delivered 22 this year! 

We attended the five o'clock Christmas Eve service at church - Chapman, Nancy, Kate, George and Sam joined us too. I took the above picture of Sam and Charlie during Silent Night. Charlie adores Sam - and Sam is so good with him. We all met back at our house to exchange gifts and then caravanned back out to Hickory for dinner. We were seated in the pub ... my favorite room and it was so cozy. A perfect dinner on Xmas Eve.

Christmas Morning came early ... and Santa didn't disappoint! We opened, and opened, and opened. So many treasures for Charlie and so many thoughtful gifts from family and friends.

Soon after we were on the road again and headed to Carthage. More gifts and another great meal. We spent the afternoon opening and eating with family. It was a great day!

Charlie had asked for "Pop the Pig" a game where you feed a pig so many cheese burgers until his stomach pops ... I of course declined the request.  Charlie got the game - first present he opened from Aunt Aggie ... The Aunts always come through!