PF Changs is becoming one of my favorite traditions for Christmas Eve. We think it's pretty genius of us to make someone else cook us dinner and clean it up so we don't have to on such a busy night. We always see our neighbors there too. They are also geniuses. Of course ideally it would be great to be sitting around the Etherington piano singing carols, but that Mongolian Beef. It's a toss up!
It's also the only restaurant open on Christmas Eve unless you want Panda Express and we've learned the hard way that this form of Chinese is barely edible.
Once we got home, the kids got in their matching pajamas so we could read some books and spread our reindeer food.
Santa's reindeer like oats with sprinkles.
Liza held out as long as she could, but was getting pretty sleepy during all our last minute family traditions.
Santa hats and candy cane babies. Oh how I love them!
You would never know there's a HUGE hole in the ceiling above this happy display of holiday cheer!
We got the kids a tee pee this year. I thought they would LOOOOVE it but so far I've only seen one kid sit in there and it was Eliza getting a ball that had rolled in and she fell down in the process of getting it out. I imagined afternoons of reading books and building legos within its canvas walls. We shall see if it ever gets used. In the mean time it will take up space like 75% of the rest of the unused toys in our house.
Henry standing guard.
Playing Santa is tiring! We finally made it to bed around 2 a.m and you better believe there will be 4 eager children ready to open presents around 6. Thank goodness for afternoon naps. I love Christmas!
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