T'was the Night Before Christmas....

Today's challenge: remember ingredients that I need to buy for the stuffing that I'm making for tomorrow's dinner...  I don't have the recipe along with me... :)  and you'd think I've made it enough times that I could kind of go on memory --   hmm... you'd think.

Santa is going to visit our house again Christmas morning.... Brandon's aunt, every year, dresses up as Santa and has to make a '2nd stop' at our place, because he 'forgot' to leave a few presents.... this is guaranteed to send Lily into hiding... but the second Santa leaves, Lily is running to the window to see how / where he goes... *last year Santa "drove away in a car that looked just like Connie and Mick's car!" -- which inspired Santa will be walking this year... I'm pretty sure if Lily sees (her) him.... she'll know it's not a 'real' Santa.  This year she explained to me the 'real' Santa has a real beard... all the other ones... are his helpers.  Oh, ok.  Got it.  The one at our mall... he's real.  Some of the ones we've seen on TV, they're just his helpers.

*This was the last time Lily was willing
 to sit on Santa's lap.

My sister-in-law made her own chimney for their house -- I showed my girl the picture last night of their fireplace and Lily asked if Falon could come to our house and make one too.  Fal did a great job on it and I know why Lily was so impressed...

Lincoln was trying on his Santa hat :)

I still have to find and get our stockings out tonight... and after the kids go to bed, I'm going to decorate the tree.  I bought this pink shimmery tinsel... Lily is going to think it's awesome.

Last night she asked instead of reading our normal bedtime book, if we could just talk about Santa and Christmas.  Of course we can!  <3

Can't wait to see the faces of my babies as they walk downstairs and see their presents under the tree tomorrow morning.  They are going to be so excited.  I have my batteries for my camera charged and SD card cleared.   Tonight, we'll be sprinkling the reindeer food out on the drive, so they are able to snack while Santa is busy with his work inside our house...

Merry Christmas... from our house to yours!