One Fabulous Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve at the Reese house began with some fun in the kitchen.  We decided to put together a gingerbread train as a fun family project.  Then, we ate a quick lunch before going to see a family movie together.  We went to see the new Narnia movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Evan loved it, of course, because it had a dragon in it!  Mommy is a long time fan of these books and loves seeing the stories on the big screen.  After the movie, we went to the grocery store for a few necessary things before we headed back home for a little rest.  Daddy ordered a pizza for supper and picked it up just before the pizza place closed for the holiday and then we headed to our Christmas Eve service at church.  Church was a beautiful and wonderful experience, especially for Mommy and Evan.  The message showed how God relentlessly pursues us like a mother pursues her child.  The pastor read a special little children's story that you may have heard of called "The Runaway Bunny," and Evan sat on Mommy's lap to listen.  It was so sweet.  Then, when "O Holy Night" was performed, he had his little hand raised.  I don't know if he even realized it, but it just looked like such a beautiful show of worship.  After church, Evan was very tired and fell asleep before we got home.  He woke up when we came into the house and wanted to help make a birthday cake for Jesus after putting on his pajamas.  He did help mix the cake, but after it went into the oven, it was bedtime.  Mommy finished decorating the cake, and then Mommy and Daddy helped Santa set up some of Evan's presents.  Mommy and Daddy finally crawled into bed at about 12:30 and dreamed of sugarplums all night long!  ;-)


Helping Mommy make the gingerbread train.



Sampling the icing!



Pretty boy in his dinosaur pajamas!



Mommy had such a good helper.



Naughty boys have been eating the icing.



And the evidence is all over their teeth!



Evan shows off the finished product.  I am surprised any candy made it onto the train.



Helping Daddy make a birthday cake for Jesus.  He chose chocolate!



Pouring in the ingredients. 



Using the mixer is his favorite part!



The cake is ready!



Evan shows off the cake proudly.