We had such a blessed Christmas and pray that you all did as well. Truly the best part is spending time with our family and watching the kids play together. The Christmas Eve service at church is always a highlight for me as well. Matt got to tag along with us this year and I think he definitely enjoyed our bird's eye view on the front row.
He stared at all the poinsettias, candles, choir members in complete awe of the whole spectacle and then began to ask where the speakers were. I was nervous about what his behavior would be like through the service, but all in all he did well. That is if you leave out the moment he went prone on the floor a few feet in front of us. He was wiggly of course, and I think the choir got an entertaining show watching our family. Matt also does not understand whispering. "What we gonna do now, Mommy?" "Where's Mr. Mark, Momma?" "Is that a speaker up there?"At the end of the service we all sing "Silent Night" while the entire congregation lights the tiny tapers they're holding. Naturally, Matt wanted his own and insisted on holding it by himself. So I nervously sat there clutching his little arm that was grasping his lit candle while I held my own in my other hand. He took his task seriously, and when it was time to blow it out he did that by himself too.
We came back to the house afterward to gorge ourselves on dessert. Caroline, Mary Claire and Matt all put on their jammies to prepare for the arrival of Santa Claus. After all that sugar Matt was not at all ready to settle down to sleep and nor were the girls. I heard peals of giggling and laughter coming from Matt's room and found him & Caroline diving head first into his frog tent. It was hilarious. 
Then we got them still long enough to get this cute picture in front of the tree. Matt got to bed at 9 and immediately fell asleep. Our treat was that he slept until 8 Christmas morning, yay! More on that fun later. I've got some fudge calling my name.
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