We were so excited for Grandmama and Pawpaw to get to come up and spend Christmas Eve night with us this year! They arrived mid afternoon on Christmas Eve and not long after they got here Hannah asked Grandmama to help her make a bracelet from a set she had already got for Christmas and of course she said yes!!
Our church had a 5:00 Christmas Eve candlelight service this year, which was so special. Our family lit the last candle in the Advent Wreath and the girls did a great job with their speaking parts and staying calm and quiet while Bert and I spoke.
Claire did end up burning her hand a little during the candlelight portion of the service, which was slightly traumatic, but all was well just a couple minutes later.
After the service we came back to the house for sub sandwiches and we let the girls each open one present, which they were very excited about. We used to do this with my family on Christmas Eve and I loved the tradition of one present that night....always thought it was so fun!
A few Christmas Eve family pictures!
Later that night I caught these four watching a Christmas movie together!
While Emily was getting her first official sewing lesson from Grandmama! I am so excited about Emily learning to sew and I think it's so special that her Grandmama is teaching her. She's such a loving, patient teacher and she said Emily was a great student!
This was the finished product of what they made. They actually finished this up on Christmas morning, but did most of the work on Christmas Eve night! Go Em!
Bert stayed up very late that night getting everything ready for Christmas morning and his dad stayed up with him. I stayed awake until about 1:15, but then gave up. I was glad Pawpaw was there to keep Bert company while he worked!
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