Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was like a dream. The table was gorgeous. The food divine. The tree sparkled, and the kids were angels. At least that's how I'm choosing to remember them. :) After the feast of ham and rolls, we played a white elephant gift game, thanks to my mom and sister, who provided all the not-your-typical-white-elephant-gifts (read: nothing under$10 and all beautifully wrapped!), and during which I actually ended up with a white quartz elephant, that I will never re-gift! Toby and I helped the kids with the Nativity play, which was pretty hilarious from beginning to end. It was especially sweet, though, that Thomas wanted to kiss the baby Jesus.