Christmas Evening

Lauren and I hosted the evening dinner.  There ended up being 15 people that came over to our small house.  It was a bit crowed but we had a great prime rib dinner and then more gifts.  What a wonderful Christmas.  It was made better with friends and family.

Christmas morning.

we started the day opening the stocking that Santa left.  Lauren liked all the items but the small bowling set was her favorite.  We then went over to Brian and Diane's home for breakfast and to open Santa gifts.  We spent a few hours there before heading home to get ready for the evening dinner and fun.

The night before Christmas.

After getting home very late, Lauren got ready for bed and then put out treats for Santa.  This is the first year that Lauren doubts that Santa is real.  It makes me sad that we are at the end of this part of Christmas fun.  Lauren knows she has to believe to get presents so she "believes".

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve at Don and Janine's home.  It was a great evening with family and friends.  The evening ended with the annual gag gift exchange.  Lauren loved her gift.  It was a fun very late evening.