One of the reasons I love Christmas is because it is all about family... thinking of gifts for your family, planning holiday parties with your family, baking and decorating with family, and best of all spending the time with your family! It is SO fun and I look forward to it all year long! This year we spent Christmas Eve with my side of the family. We had our traditional evening starting with a lovely dinner of Chicken a La King complete with burning candles on each plate and steaming hot chocolate. Delicious! 
Then we all gathered downstairs for the Nativity. We just started doing it again now that we have so many little grandkids. Mom sewed beautiful costumes for each part -unfortunately due to our lack of girls, the angel costumes remain unused! But Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the shepherds and wise men were all adorable! Gabe was a little wiseman and was as cute as a button (I took at least a dozen pictures of him)! He was the only one of the Three Amigos to remain in costume! My Dad read from the bible as each actor entered the scene on cue... it was chaos at its best! Haha - I loved every minute! I can't say I got much out of the story unfortunately... I was too engrossed in watching the shepherds milling around with their big sticks poking everyone and TJ the big wiseman trying to corral my little wandering wiseman! Baby Jack was the best behaved - he was definitely a meek and darling little Christ child throughout the confusion! It was so fun! 
Here is Mary on her donkey...hee hee! 
What a cheesy grin! And check out the gift this little wiseman is bringing... a fo-ball!!
Next we all sang Christmas songs (the absolute best being the 12 days of Christmas as we all get to listen to each others' solos) and read Christmas stories...all the while stuffing ourselves with chocolates, caramels and shortbread cookies. Eventually we put the babies to bed and finished off our traditional evening by watching The Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott - the best version). It was a perfect Christmas Eve!
Gabe is playing cars on Daddy's leg... with sound effects and all (hence the "bpbpbpbpb" face)!
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Gabe is a darling wiseman. I cannot beleive how blue his eyes are! It looks like you had a wonderful Christmas Eve.
I love this post! What great pictures! Makes me sure miss being there with you guys. I love that Gabe brought a fo-ball for the baby Jesus. :) Mindy and Jack look pretty cute all dressed up in the nativity. Love you guys! Merry Christmas!
That was so fun!! The evening was jut perfect! I love your pictures! Gabe was adorable as a wiseman!! Love you Britt!
Okay...I cannot believe how patient Gabe was with the wiseman outfit. Not only did he endure it, I actually think he might have liked it! I couldn't keep Wesley's on for 3 seconds. I love my little nephew!
Aww sounds like a great Christmas Eve with your family! Being with family is totally the best part of the holidays! Gabe looks so cute!
I agree with everything you said. Christmas is my favorite and our traditions are awesome. i want a copy of that first picture of Gabe. So cute!
It sounds like your family has great traditions. It is what I like best about Christmas also. Gabe looks so adorable in his costume. I can not believe how grown up he looks. It was great to see you tonight. Maybe you should work a few more nights with me, ha, ha, ha!
That was so fun!Gabe had so much fun. I love christmas!
Gabe was just precious! I sometimes have to catch myself and remember that he isn't that much older than Ava. He just seems older. Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas. I'm envious of all of your family so close. Merry Christmas. Love you!
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