Anyways, my family always gets together with my aunt Marcie's family for Christmas Eve. We always have a blast! Yummy food, Grandpa Smoot always reads How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the nativity story (this year starred Mara and Tayton!), and we watch the Church's version of the Nativity that's like two minutes long, and kind of talk about Christmas and our Savior. I love this part of Christmas Eve the most! Here are some pictures of the night.
Gettting a Christmas dress has always been a tradition in my family. It was a blast picking one out for Mara. Isn't she cute?
Mara definitely found a new bestfriend that night! That is my cousin Jade. She loved everyone, but somehow she always found her way back to Jade!
Cute story: Alan's sister's family got a puppy for their kids for Christmas. But when your kids believe in Santa the gifts can't just show up early! So they dropped the puppy off at Marcie's for the night for them to deliver in the morning. It was a little awkward because they didn't know if Tayton still believed in Santa or not, so they put a note on the kennel and rang and ran. The note asked them to take care of the puppy for the night for Santa because he was too busy to make the delivery in the morning. Well, Mara absolutely loves dogs. She goes nuts, and this was no exception. She let the dog lick her all over! It totally grossed me out, but she was loving it!
Mara got to be Mary for the nativity. It only lasted about two seconds until she realized that she could rip the baby out of the manger...so of course I didn't get a picture. Yes, that is her tossing baby Jesus on the ground.
I love Christmas Eve the most out of all the festivities because we get to focus on the Savior. I had a wonderful time this Christmas Eve, thanks to everyone who made it a success! We sure love you!
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