Christmas Eve

We have a fun tradition of hitting the Dollar Store as a family and buying gifts for each other to wrap up for Christmas. And I'm not sure what's more fun: Picking out the gift? Or wrapping it up once at home? ($1 can green olives below picked out for Grandpa--kids idea, love it)

Earlier this week, I had two very happy helpers this year. Leda was MIA because she was the 4th person in our family to be hit with the flu (high fever, body aches) this week. Luckily we were all feeling better before Christmas Day. Chase never did get it...fingers crossed it skips right over this particular kid of ours.




Aaron's folks were just ending a 2-week cruise that just happened to dock in San Diego on Christmas Eve morning. How lucky for us to get to pick them up and spend 24 hours with them before they headed on a plane Christmas morning to be with Uncle Paul in Alaska.

We headed to my folks house to join all together for a Christmas Eve lunch



My kids were a little bit in heaven here...


Lucy and Chloe just chillin'


Then it was back home where we exchanged gifts with Grandma and Grandpa




Later on, Christmas Eve dinner


A little McLendon Christmas Eve program





And ended the day with three pretty excited little kids...