Christmas Eve Doings and Traditions

After opening special gifts this year we headed out to my parents' house for dinner with her side of the family.  It's a fun time to just sit and talk and laugh and laugh and laugh.  Or we play cards or watch tv, etc etc.  Just able to be together is fun.  The food is always amazing.  This year we had a fried turkey that Jimmy and Aunt Carol made along with stuffing, green bean casserole, hash brown casserole, noodles, rolls, chips and dips, shrimp, veggies, cookies, pie and more!  Love this tradition that has been in my family since before I was born!  It has certainly become one my children love to do as well.  Always fun to see my cousins and aunts and uncles.  You can tell we really enjoy the couch my parents have, especially after eating alot of food! :)

We got home about 10pm and Gabi read to us "The Night Before Christmas" which is another tradition of ours before putting out the cookies and milk for Santa and getting all tucked in for the night.  Was so glad Trenton was around to listen to the story and be part of it this year again.  He said several times how he was not anywhere near ready to head back to school.  This does my heart good that he loves to be home.