More Christmas Eve merriment + More

 Early in the day

Alyssa and Logan had some shopping to do so the girls and Rowan were left with us. Katie was trying to put Grampa's hair into pig tails. She must have been messing with it close to 15 minutes. And I mean messing :P She mimicked every phrase she's ever heard from someone brushing her hair. Hold still, Don't move, Stop moving, Be still...

Our turn to shop

 Har and I swung by the mall for some last minute stuff, as well as a self portrait of us. It was fun to hang out, just the two of us. as we were heading into a few days of lots of family times. Plus we got the rest of our shopping done :0)

Christmas Eve in California

Cherise sent this picture of her and the kids all ready to head out for church on Christmas Eve. The packages we sent finally arrived and Henry and Anabelle were able to wear their holiday t-shirts from us.

Twas the night before Christmas ~
In Cali

Kiel, Cherise with Henry and Anabelle in their new Christmas jammies.
Thanks for the picture guys!!!

And in P'town ~ PJ Mayhem

Logan was sporting a item for the recycle bin. But the kids were in their new pajamas. Rowan lost a tooth just before they came and has another really wiggly one but you can't see the gap in this picture.

P.J. poses by cousins, aunts and uncles

Final preparations finished

Can you tell which one of us is a night owl? At least the one of us who has gotten a second wind. Poor Lyssa has been fighting a cold and gets not enough sleep. It was past both of our bedtimes.

Ready for the Man

 & Christmas has arrived!

I wish I'd had a wide angle lens for this shot. It really was impressive and very cozy looking.

We were ready for the early wake up call, but I didn't realize it would be a text message from my siblings that all live in the same time zone which is 3 hours later than here!

It's all good guys. 

Merry Christmas to all of you!