Christmas Eve

We talked Gigi into letting us host Manly Family Christmas Eve lunch at our house, and it was a great start to our holiday weekend.

Unfortunately, Hallie thinks it's hilarious to make silly faces when I'm about to take a picture.

This one's slightly better.  Good thing Lane is verrrry patient!

Grumpy fried a couple of turkeys for the occasion.

Lane gave us this awesome castle!

And Brooks got a Cookie Monster, or "CookieElmo," as he calls it.

H got a Barbie game player, which she has been playing ever since.  Uncle Mike helped her figure it out.

New pajamas and houseshoes!

Have I mentioned Lane is patient?

The Dawsons joined us for Christmas Eve service.  Then, they came over for burgers (traditional Christmas Eve fare, right?).