We started the evening with haircuts. Zack and Joel were a little too fluffy. We had a party at our house with Mark's sister's family and Mark's parents. Only 20 people! Our smallest Christmas Eve party in more than 10 years. But we had a great time.
Jake played the violin.
Joel played the piano.
Abram played George Winston's "Carol of the Bells"
We then moved on to opening the presents from Grandma D. The kids were all so happy. Joel recieved a set of 4 Happy Feet stuffed penguins, and the new Albert Einstein biography (a must-read, by the way). He was just sitting there with a huge smile on his face, and I said, "Joel, are you happy?" He answered, "Mom, now I don't need anything else for Christmas."
As we were getting the kids all in bed Christmas Eve, Savanna said, "I'm so excited for Christmas--it's cracking my head off!" She is a very descriptive girl. The boys all slept together, and Grandma and Grandpa stayed at our house that night, so they could share in all the excitement that comes from 7 kids on Christmas morning.
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