Christmas Eve

We had a really nice Christmas Eve! We enjoyed opening gifts with the Cornings via webcam in the afternoon. It was fun to see Grandma and Grandpa Corning and Uncle Chad, Aunt Cara, Reagan, Rayden, and Callie! After that we had a special Christmas Eve dinner of Ham Balls and Green Bean Casserole. Ham Balls are a traditional Christmas favorite in my family, and I've enjoyed making them in my own home for the past few years. After dinner we scattered the reindeer food and then attended the Christmas Eve service at our church, where Lily got to go to "big church" with us. On Sundays she goes to her classroom during church, where she does activities and attends worship time with kids her age. But for Christmas Eve, we had a family church service with all the kids joining us in the main worship center - known as "big church" to the kids. Lily loves to listen to the music in big church, so we all enjoyed the service. When we got home, Lily set out some Peanut Butter Bite cookies and chocolate milk for Santa. And then she crawled into her new princess sleeping bag for the night, just in time for Santa to make his deliveries.