Christmas Eve

We had a busy Christmas Eve.  We spent the day getting together last minute gifts and running some errands. We got to Skype with the Van Heules in Wyoming.  It is hard not being able to celebrate holidays with them too.

Jackson and I made cookies for Santa.  Then we took pictures in front of the tree and then by the stockings. We also read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and read about the birth of Jesus.

Jackson is opening his Christmas Eve present.

Getting ready for the cookies!

Then we got ready for dinner and church.  Tim always makes shrimp and grits for Christmas Eve dinner, and they are always delicious!  This year we took them over to my parents' house.  Then we attempted to take Jackson to church at Midway Presbyterian at 8:00.  Now we knew this could be rough because that is bedtime!  We actually made it 20 minutes before he started crying. He was really into it at first.  He wanted to sit up and look around at everyone.   We thought he would fall asleep on the way home, but he didn't. It was so funny because he was like any typical kid on Christmas Eve.  He would not go to sleep!  It was close to 10:00 before he finally fell asleep.