Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Christmas Eve with the Stoots' family!

We had a fun filled Christmas Eve this year. We started the afternoon off by attending the Christmas Eve service at our church. Then we made sugar cookies & decorated them. We also made a big sugar cookie cake for Connor's birthday since we would be celebrating his birthday as well!

Here is Connor making a snowflake cookie.


Sweet Myles making a Christmas tree cookie


Connor concentrating as he decorates cookies!
The boys with some of the cookies they decorated!!
Connor with his cookie cake. He put his initials & the number 6 on the cake!

After we made the cookies we read the Christmas story with the boys. We read this every year & have made it our tradition!
The boys getting ready to open their Christmas Eve pajamas. Connor looks really upset in this picture because he thought he was going to get a toy!!!


My favorite shot of the boys! Yes, Connor managed to get over being so upset!
Myles
Connor
Me & the boys! We forgot to get a shot of Kevin and the boys & a family shot!
After we read the Bible & opened Christmas Eve gifts, the boys headed outside to get the reindeer food ready!
Myles sprinkling his reindeer food in front of the Christmas tree in our yard
Connor put his food on our front porch and then he.....
spread the reindeer mixture into separate piles for each reindeer!!!
Here are the boys in front of the manger scene in our yard
Myles with Santa's cookies. Connor wouldn't cooperate so he's not in the picture!
The boys checking out where Santa is on the Internet!
Myles sleeping peacefully. He was asleep by 9:15!!!
And, Connor, well he had Myles beat & was asleep by 9:00!!!!