The Day & Night Before Christmas

Baba makes us Christmas tree pancakes-syrup for Margaret Rose, no syrup for Mary Clare just the way we like it.

Our best friends come to play- 3 princesses and their puppy. We ate stuffed shells, corn and steamed veggies for lunch on our Christmas dishes. Then we got ready for Christmas Eve Mass. Baba went on a last minute search for black tights while Mama played beauty shop and fixed our hair- curls for Margaret Rose, braids for Mary Clare. PoPo and Grumpy came to church with us. We were good, well okay, Margaret Rose was good and Mary Clare was, well, Mary Clare.

St. Nicholas entertained us after Mass and gave out chocolate money-yum!

Our dresses match the jacket we got our PoPo in China last year. We LOVE our PoPo!!!!!!!!!

We visited the creche after Mass. Margaret Rose loves the baby Jesus and Mary Clare decides he needs a night-night kiss.

Time to go home and put baby Jesus in the manger and get ready for Santa Claus.

First things first- we have to put the star on our tree. Margaret Rose holds it.

Up goes Mary Clare.

Here's the star!Hold on to that star, Mary Clare!

A little to the right little sister!
Cookies for Santa and that mischievous Willie Elf. He REALLY likes cookies!

Let's put the reindeer food out. Here's the magic flying pellets. Do we have enough carrots? Yep- there are nine just in case Rudolph comes!

Hanging our stockings by the chimney with care.

Let's leave a thank you note for Santa! Time to sing Away In A Manger and put the baby Jesus in his bed.

Oh shoot! We can't wait for Epiphany. Bring on those camels and wisemen!

I love thee Lord Jesus

look down from the sky

and stay by my crade

til morning is nigh.